Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment

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SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for October 23, 2023 | SaltWireZURICH - Switzerland moved rightwards in an election on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People's Party more seats in parliament as concerns about rising immigration outweighed those about the environment, final results showed on Monday.

The SVP cemented its place as the biggest group in parliament's lower house, increasing its share of the vote to 28.6%, according to data from the Swiss Federal Statistics Office. "The consequences of the left-green asylum, immigration and energy policies are devastating for our country," the SVP said in a statement late on Sunday.

Switzerland's second-biggest party, the left-leaning Social Democrats also slightly increased its share of the vote to 18%.

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