2023-10-22 14:49:22
The Swiss populist right, anti-immigration and anti-EU, should win the legislative elections on Sunday, in a context of European migration crisis and rising fears linked to the risks of attacks in Europe, according to polls.
Polling stations only open for two or three hours in the morning because the vast majority of Swiss vote by post. A first projection of the results in percentages is expected at 4:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. GMT). The small Alpine country, which has some 8.8 million inhabitants, renews its 200 deputies of the National Council (lower house) by proportional vote, and its 46 senators of the Council of States (upper house) by majority vote.
The composition of the upper house – under the control of the liberal right and the center – hardly varies over the elections. In the lower house, the hard-right UDC (Democratic Union of the Center) party should, according to polls, consolidate its place as the leading political force to the detriment of the liberal-radicals (PLR), while the Greens should cede ground to the socialists (PS).
These elections come after two recent Islamist attacks in Europe, first in Arras, France, then in Brussels.
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