Tue, Oct 23, 2007 - Page 6 News List

Swiss rightists win parliamentary vote

RECORD-SETTING The Swiss People's Party ran on an anti-foreigner platform and won the largest number of seats, but voters also elected their first black lawmaker

AP , GENEVA

The Social Democrats, who focused their campaign on rejecting the People's Party proposal, have 43 seats, a drop of nine.

Some voters expressed disquiet.

"I'm very disappointed that the Swiss people fell for such an election campaign by the People's Party," said Matthias Weller, a 30-year-old physician in Zurich. "People don't realize that their campaign is just made with money. They don't have a program, except for cutting government spending."

This story has been viewed 1418 times.
TOP top