Nationalists ride anti - immigrant policies in Swiss elections to win record seats . `` This may be a surprise for those outside of Switzerland but not for us , '' Hans Hilter , a political scientist at Bern University , told CNN . `` This type of very negative campaigning has been a feature of previous campaigns by them ( the People 's Party ) and reflects concerns among a wide number of people that immigration levels are too high . '' Swiss to be ruled by foreigners under system of consensus government . Swiss People 's Party called for a policy to wipe out entire immigrant communities . Greens , also in coaltion , make gains by appealing to environmental concerns .
Nationalists ride anti - immigrant policies in Swiss elections to win record seats . Swiss to be ruled by foreigners under system of consensus government . Swiss People 's Party called for a policy to wipe out entire immigrant communities . Greens , also in coaltion , make gains by appealing to environmental concerns .