(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)Basel Switzerland Muharram 05 1437 October 18 2015 SPA -- Voting was under way Sunday in
Switzerland's parliamentary elections with polls indicating a tilt to
the right as voters see immigration as their biggest concern dpa reported.
Immigrants will make up half of Switzerland's population by 2030 the
nationalist Swiss People's Party (SVP) warned in one of its campaign
newsletters ahead of the elections.
Pollsters say that the SVP the country's strongest party is
expected to get 28 per cent of votes up from 26.6 per cent of votes
in the 2011 election.
Nearly a quarter of the 8 million inhabitants hold a foreign
passport most often from a European country.
--SPA
10:20 LOCAL TIME 07:20 GMT
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