I moved to Switzerland almost exactly four years ago. Back then, of course, it was all about the Greens.
The Greens triumphed in 2019. The SVP was resurgent in 2023. Who cares? This country’s magical political system will balance it all out. And yet. There is a kernel of something about the SVP’s enduring appeal in the face of what has happened in the last four years in Switzerland - and the last year in particular - which should give pause for thought.
Switzerland’s relationship with the world around it has been a prosperous and successful one in a century of violent change. But it is worth considering whether the world’s current problems present a very new set of challenges. And whether turning away from them will continue to work.It has become quite fashionable these days to be tired of green politics. I sympathise with this attitude. At times it can feel like the political equivalent of having a vegan to your dinner party.
The topic may not have featured heavily in campaigning ahead of the election, but Switzerland’s political place in the world is also an increasingly uncomfortable one. The result of this muddle? Russia says Switzerland is a hostile nation and the collective West sees it as unreliable if not cowardly. It is a rather convenient belief to have that when these titans are succeeding, and raking in the huge profits , they do so because they embody sturdy Swiss values. But when they fail, like Credit Suisse, it is because they are corrupted by aggressive foreign interests.
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