The Swiss populist Blocher sent to the opposition

According to Jürgen Dunsch, Switzerland's period of 'comfort' has come to an end. "The party that emerged as the strongest and largest after the October elections is looking at the shattered remains of a system and facing the threat of a major split. It's now time to say goodbye to the way politics have been conducted up to now, but the country is not ready for this step. This will soon become clear through the institutions of direct democracy. The SVP has already announced that it wants to make much more frequent use of referendums. But such a course could turn this instrument, which is essentially aimed at disciplining the parties, into a means for the SVP to carry through populist demands. What this could mean for relations with the EU, which has always adopted a critical and even inwardly disapproving stance towards the party, doesn't bear thinking about. ... The government system is in urgent need of a major overhaul."

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