A far-right party earned its highest share of votes ever in Switzerland. The Swiss People’s Party, which received the largest percentage of votes in a Swiss election in 70 years, is projected to have captured 55 seats in the 200-member National Council, 11 more than it previously had in the lower house of Parliament.
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