Politics · Switzerland · 2 hrs ago
Swiss poll points to gains for SVP and left, losses for centre parties
A new poll suggests the SVP would remain Switzerland’s largest party if parliamentary elections were held now, with 29.9% of the vote.
The survey was conducted for the SRG by Sotomo, asking about 25,000 eligible voters across Switzerland in September 2026.
The Social Democratic Party and the Greens would also gain support, reaching 19.3% and 10.3% respectively.
By contrast, the Centre party and FDP would lose ground, with projected support of 12.6% and 13.3%.
The pattern points to stronger support at both ends of the political spectrum, while traditional centre-right parties weaken.
The poll is a snapshot, and many changes are within its margin of error.
Switzerland’s next national parliamentary elections are scheduled for 24 October 2027.
A new SRG election poll suggests Switzerland’s SVP would remain the strongest party, while the SVP and left-green parties gain support and the political centre loses ground.
The poll puts the SVP at 29.9 percent, up 2 percentage points from the 2023 election and above its previous record of 29.4 percent in 2015.
The SP is projected to reach 19.3 percent and the Greens 10.3 percent, while the Green Liberals are projected at 7.1 percent.
The Centre party is projected to fall to 12.6 percent and the FDP to 13.3 percent.
Sotomo conducted the online survey for the SRG among around 25,000 eligible voters from 10 to 23 September 2026.
- Who
- Switzerland’s political parties, as measured by an SRG poll conducted by Sotomo.
- What
- The poll projects gains for the SVP, SP and Greens, and losses for the Centre, FDP and Green Liberals.
- When
- The survey was conducted from 10 to 23 September 2026. It was published on 16 October 2026.
- Where
- Switzerland.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sotomo conducted the online survey among around 25,000 eligible voters for the SRG.
The SRG election barometer was published, roughly a year before the 2027 federal elections.
- SVP
- 29.9 percent; up 2 percentage points from 2023
- SP
- 19.3 percent; up 1 percentage point from 2023
- Greens
- 10.3 percent; up 0.5 percentage points from 2023
- Centre
- 12.6 percent; down 1.5 percentage points from 2023
- FDP
- 13.3 percent; down 1 percentage point from 2023
- Survey
- Around 25,000 eligible voters; 10–23 September 2026
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What people are saying
Right, the SVP gains; left, the red-green bloc gains; and in between, the parties that once dominated the bourgeois camp—the FDP and the Centre—lose.
With the gain of two percentage points, it would achieve its best result ever.
The FDP has the edge.