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Article: VOA NEWS: RIGHT-WING, ANTI-IMMIGRANT PARTY MAKES GAINS IN SWISS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

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October 21, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Lisa Schlein

The right-wing Swiss People's Party has exceeded expectations, according to initial projections from Sunday's parliamentary elections, taking nearly 29 percent of the vote. The party ran a controversial anti-immigrant campaign that critics described as racist. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.

A Swiss television presenter announces, what she calls, the new face of Parliament. The Swiss People's Party is projected to win six additional seats, which would give it 61 in the 200-seat lower house of parliament. The second biggest winner was the Green Party, projected to gain four seats for a total of 18.

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