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Greens set for gains as Swiss elect parliament

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epa04982039 District council Marco Casanova puts up ballot boxes in Obersaxen Meierhof, Switzerland, 18 October 2015. Voting was under way in Switzerland's parliamentary elections with polls indicating a tilt to the right as voters see immigration as their biggest concern. Pollsters say that the SVP, the country's strongest party, is expected to get 28 per cent of votes, up from 26.6 per cent of votes in the 2011 election. EPA/GIAN EHRENZELLER

Swiss voters’ concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election on Sunday that could dilute the centre-right’s grip on power.

A solid showing by the Greens could vault them and allies into the mix for a seat in the grand coalition that has governed the conservative nation for decades. Changing just one member of the seven-seat cabinet would be a political sensation.

The Greens’ success could hit all major parties, including the SVP, whose President Albert Roesti has called climate change a “eco-socialist scam against the middle class”.

Cabinet seats have been divvied up among the SVP, SP, FDP and Christian People’s Party (CVP) in nearly the same way since 1959.

A Sotomo poll this month for broadcaster SRF showed the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which won record seats in 2015 amid Europe’s refugee crisis, will dip 2.1 points to 27.3% while the Green Party’s share will rise more than 3 points to 10.7% of the vote.

The smaller, more centrist Green Liberal Party (GLP) is also expected to advance, bringing their combined strength to a theoretical 18%.

Via Reuters

 

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