The SVP campaigned on anti-mass migration rhetoric and promises to fight “madness”,
In the elections to the lower house of the parliament, SVP collected 29 percent. increased their share of the vote and their votes by more than three percentage points, according to market research group GFS Bern, which conducted key polls throughout the election campaign.
Polling stations were only open for a few hours on Sunday morning, as the vast majority of Swiss voters send in their ballots four weeks before election day.
The SVP far surpassed the left-wing Social Democrats (17 percent), while the center-right Center Party and the right-wing FDP, known as the Liberals, scored around 15 percent each. of votes.
Meanwhile, the two Green parties failed to perform as well as in 2019 and are four percentage points behind in fifth place with nine percent, according to preliminary results.
“It was too late to vote by mail, but since it’s important, I told myself I’ll come today anyway,” voter Melanie Salamin told AFP at a polling station in the capital, Bern.
“This is our chance, and then we can’t complain, we can’t whine: we’re asked for our opinion, so we give it,” she added.
In the rich 8.8 million In the most populous European country, all 200 seats in the lower house of the National Council and all 46 seats in the upper house of the Cantonal Council were voted on.
It was expected that around 4 p.m. (17:00 Lithuanian time) the first preliminary results will be announced.
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