Switzerland’s populists promise ‘less political correctness’ after election win

Rightwing SVP won 29% of the vote after campaigning on an anti-immigration platform and pledge to keep population below 10 million

The leader of the populist, rightwing Swiss People’s party (SVP) has promised more pragmatism and “less political correctness” after it won Sunday’s election with an improved vote share of 29%.

Final results on Monday showed the SVP – whose anti-immigration campaign platform included a pledge to keep the country’s 8.7 million-strong population below 10 million – won 62 seats in the 200-seat parliament, nine more than it had before.