Parti Socialiste Suisse

The Party of European Socialists (PES) congratulates the Social democratic Party (SP) of Switzerland for the positive results in the parliamentary election of 23 October. In a climate of general loss of voters among all the national parties, the SP remained the second party of the country and strengthened its position with 4 more seats in the National Council. The conservatives were the most affected by the poll results: the largest political party, the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), characterized by its opposition to immigration and the European integration, lost 8 seats in the lower house.