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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lili Bayer

Rightwing SVP expected to make gains in Swiss federal elections

A cyclist pushes her bike past an electoral poster featuring Swiss People's party candidates.
A cyclist pushes her bike past an electoral poster featuring Swiss People's party candidates. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

The populist rightwing Swiss People’s party (SVP) is expected to make gains as the country votes in federal elections, after a campaign season centred on the cost of living and immigration.

Switzerland’s leading political party is predicted to garner 28.1% of the vote in Sunday’s election – an increase of 2.5 percentage points over its previous standing, according to polling by the Sotomo research institute.

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