( CNN ) -- Despite its xenophobic , anti-immigration campaign tactics , Switzerland 's far-right Swiss People 's Party , which took the largest share of votes four years ago in Swiss modern history , suffered losses in Sunday 's parliamentary vote as voters chose more moderate parties over polarizing candidates . The Conservative Democrats and the Liberal Greens -- more moderate parties -- were the clear winners of Sunday 's vote , signaling a change in the nation 's heavily polarized political scene . According to Swissinfo.ch , the nations ' public broadcaster and pollsters , near-final results showed the People 's Party taking a considerable drop , but still ahead of the center-left Social Democrats . The two traditional center-right parties , the Radicals and the Christian Democrats are also down 3 % and 1.5 % respectively , Swissinfo.ch reported . The far-right People 's Party 's loss came as a surprise to many who expected the far-right 's scare campaign tactics to succeed once again . A poster in the German-speaking part of the country shows black boots marching over the Swiss flag . One in French-speaking areas shows a condom plastered over the European Union 's banner , proclaiming `` Swiss protection against the European virus . '' The anti-immigrant party looked to repeat its 2007 election victory , with pre-election opinion polls putting it in first place as voters cast ballots Sunday for the federal parliament . A Eurobarometer survey this month put the party , known as the SVP , far ahead of its main rivals , with just under a third of people saying they would back it . The Social Democrats were in second place , with about 20 % support in pre-election polls , followed by the FDP Liberals , the Christian Democrats and the Greens . The People 's Party won the biggest election victory in Swiss history in 2007 , after a controversial campaign that blamed foreigners for much of the country 's crime . The nationalist party rode a wave of anti-immigration sentiment to gain 29 % of the vote -- about the same that it was getting in opinion polls ahead of the election . Switzerland 's political system requires consensus , making radical government policies unlikely , regardless of the election results . But anti-immigrant sentiment helped fuel a 2009 ban on the construction of minarets , the towers usually built next to mosques for the traditional call to prayer . The SVP campaigned against minaret building in the national referendum , arguing that minarets are political symbols and therefore go against the the country 's constitution . The party 's campaign included fliers featuring a veiled woman against a background of a Swiss flag pierced by several minarets resembling missiles . The Federal Commission against Racism denounced the posters , saying they `` defame Switzerland 's peaceful Muslim population , feed prejudice and portray the Muslim community as wanting to dominate Switzerland , oppress women and trample on fundamental rights . '' Four years ago , the SVP ran an ad campaign featuring a poster of a white sheep kicking a black sheep off the Swiss flag . The party also called for immigrant families to be thrown out of the country if their children committed a crime . But while voters gave the People 's Party the biggest win in recent years in 2007 , they also elected the first black politician to the National Council . Ricardo Lumengo , who accused the SVP of `` scapegoating , '' came to Switzerland as an asylum seeker from Angola . CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen contributed to this report .
NEW : The anti-immigration People 's Party suffered losses in parliamentary elections Sunday . NEW : Two more moderate parties were winners in Sunday 's voting . Score: 6 : The far-right People 's Party 's loss came as a surprise to many . The People 's Party took the largest share of the vote in modern history in 2007 .