Switzerland on it's way to a two-party system
While in many other European countries, and even in Britain, the trend goes towards a more differentiated political party system, Switzerland has now set sails towards a two-party system. The traditional center to center-right parties (Liberals, Christian Democrats and some smaller groups) are continuously loosing their grip on the electorate, while the Swiss People's Party, with it's fundamentalist right wing rhetoric and appeal to political frustration,has managed to successfully undermine the electoral base of the center.
Despite it's claim to represent the true politival values and traditions of this country,the Swiss People's Party tries to classify all those who are against it as leftists (cf. an earlier post on this blog on the question whether all antifascists are communists).
As a traditional liberal, I am horrified by the continuous flow of fascistoid rhetoric produced by the Swiss People's Party and it's monopolization of Swissness.
The emerging right wing bolshevism tries to stamp out differentiated political dialogue in the name of a self-proclamed mission to save the political and cultural auto-stereotype of the country.
In two subsequent votes on popular initiatives it has launched, Swiss People's Party has now won a majority and it is clear that it will use the legitimation from these votes without restraint.
Unfortunately, it is hyighly probable that in the near future anyone who is against the Swiss People's Party will be automatically considered and denounced as a socialist and a bad patriot.