Swiss shift to the right makes deal with • Table.Briefings

In the federal elections in Switzerland, the forces that stand for isolation and strict neutrality were strengthened. This has consequences for efforts to put bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland on a new footing. A deal is becoming less and less likely.

Actually, Switzerland and the EU wanted to clear the way for a new start in the stalled bilateral relations before the end of the year. However, after Sunday’s parliamentary elections, which were quite a clear shift to the right by Swiss standards, the chances of a breakthrough have not increased – on the contrary. The right-wing nationalist Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is the undisputed winner with an increase of three percentage points to just under 29 percent and remains by far the strongest force in Bern.

Swiss shift to the right makes deal with EU less likely

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