Swiss General Elections 2011 (Elections to the Federal Council)

[Leftbehind]

If those trends hold, it will be the first time the SVP loses ground since several decades, right ?

Yes, that's right. The SVP has been on the rise since 1991. Since then, they have increased their vote share from 11.9% to 28.9%, and their strenght has gone hand in hand with the decline of other minor right-wing parties and traditional centrist parties. It seems the party has reached a ceiling now, but if they manage to remain above 25% that's still very impressive for Switzerland.

This link offers a detailed overview of previous elections with some maps.

http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/key/national_rat/parteienstaerke.html

Can you list what the acronyms stand for on the left? I can't see SPS there, and beyond the main ones I'm having difficulty finding what they are.

[Leftbehind]

Cheers! No idea how I failed to spot SPS on there - must have been tiredness.

[Leftbehind]

You'd have thought the Swiss left couldn't do any worse than previously, but it appears so.

Green Liberals? Deary me.

[Leftbehind]

Reckon Blocher will give up if not re-elected this time?