Parliament shifts to the right

Reports and analysis of the results in the Federal Elections in Switzerland, 18 October 2015. Voters elected a new Swiss parliament for a statutory four-year term.

Swissinfo.ch reported that Switzerland's two main parties on the right were the winners of the parliamentary elections. Their strong showing could have an impact on reforms of energy, social security and tax issues, as well as the make-up of the seven-member government.

Other commentators saw the rise of the parties on the right as a response to the influx of refugees coming into Europe.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Swiss federal election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/swiss-federal-election-2015/

Switzerland: ch.ch: Elections 2015 https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2015/

Deutsche Welle, 19.10.15: Amid rising fears over refugees, far-right party gains ground in Swiss election http://dw.com/p/1GqE3

The Local.ch, 18.10.15: Swiss People's Party on track for record seats http://www.thelocal.ch/20151018/swiss-peoples-party-on-track-for-record-seats

EurActiv, 19.10.15: Swiss vote turns into plebiscite on EU, immigration http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/swiss-vote-turns-plebiscite-against-eu-immigration-318612

Politico, 18.10.15: Swiss surge to the right in election http://www.politico.eu/article/swiss-surge-to-the-right-in-election-svp-blocher/

EUObserver, 19.10.15: Historic win for Swiss anti-immigration, anti-EU party https://euobserver.com/political/130734

Le Courrier, 19.10.15: Swiss left to blame for success of SVP (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE171616-Swiss-left-to-blame-for-success-of-SVP

Swissinfo.ch, 19.10.15: Fear and isolation in a ‘divided land’ http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/federal-elections_fear-and-isolation-in-a--divided-land-/41727618

Swissinfo.ch, 19.10.15: [Opinion]: Rightwing win: Swiss ‘sense of successful isolation’ http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/opinion_rightwing-win--swiss--sense-of-successful-isolation-/41728018

The Local.ch, 19.10.15: Swiss national elections: 'return to normality'? http://www.thelocal.ch/20151019/swiss-national-elections-return-to-normality

The Local.ch, 20.10.15: Many back status quo federal government: poll http://www.thelocal.ch/20151020/majority-back-status-quo-government

Politico, 22.10.15: [Opinion] The Swiss haven’t gone mad http://www.politico.eu/article/swiss-havent-gone-mad-barfuss-article-faz-svp-right-wing-party/

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