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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jamey Keaten

A Swiss populist party rebounds and the Greens sink in the election. That's a big change from 2019

' KEYSTONE / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

Switzerland's anti-immigration populist Swiss People's Party rebounded from searing losses four years ago to cement and expand its hold as the largest parliamentary faction after the election, official results showed, as two environmentally-minded parties lost ground despite record glacier melt in the Alpine country.

Pre-election polls suggested that Swiss voters had three main concerns: Rising fees for the obligatory, free market-based health insurance system; climate change, which has eroded Switzerland’s many glaciers; and worries about migrants and immigration.

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