ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland seemed set to shift to the fitting in its nationwide elections on Sunday, as considerations about immigration and political correctness trumped fears about local weather change and melting glaciers.

The appropriate-wing Swiss Folks’s Occasion (SVP), Switzerland’s largest political celebration, will enhance its share of the vote to 29%, 3.4 proportion factors increased than the final election in 2019, in accordance with early projections by Swiss broadcaster SRF.

The celebration campaigned on a platform of stopping the nation’s inhabitants – at present at 8.7 million individuals – exceeding 10 million.

It has additionally picked up votes from individuals involved in regards to the slowing economic system and the rising value of residing, pollsters GFS Bern mentioned.

Rising well being prices additionally seemed set to learn the left-wing Social Democrats (SP). Switzerland’s second largest celebration was poised to extend its share by 0.4 proportion factors of the vote to 17.2%.

In distinction, the Greens have been anticipated to see their share of the votes fall by 4.1 proportion factors to 9.1%.

The result’s unlikely to alter the make-up of Switzerland’s authorities, the Federal Council, the place seven cupboard positions are divided among the many prime 4 events, in accordance with their share of the vote.

“4 years in the past, individuals have been a bit extra idealistic and progressive, which defined why the Greens did properly, however now individuals are extra involved about safety and are extra conservative once more,” mentioned Michael Hermann, a political analyst at pollsters Sotomo.

“The SVP has completed properly as a result of it has raised fears about ‘wokeness’ and likewise centered on migration once more,” mentioned Hermann.