Relations between Switzerland and the European Union are currently the most relevant issue for voters ahead of October’s parliamentary elections according to the latest opinion poll. The Green Party as well as the Liberal Greens look set to make the biggest gains compared to the 2015 elections. Of the eight main political parties represented in the Swiss parliament, the rightwing Swiss People’s Party remains top with 27%, nearly ten percentage points ahead of the leftwing Social Democrats and the centre-right Radicals. Over 12,000 citizens took part in the online survey carried out by the Sotomo research institute based primarily on polls posted on the German, French and Italian online sites of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, swissinfo.ch’s parent company. The expatriate Swiss community could not be included in the analysis as the number of respondents was insufficient, according to Sotomo. Both the People’s Party and the Social Democrats have emerged as the most ...
