Via the Local:
Switzerland's far-right SVP has launched a new initiative calling for the deportation of foreign criminals at the same time as a pre-election projection suggests the party will retain power later this month.
The ultra-conservative party, Switzerland's largest, added fresh impetus to its election campaign this weekend by bringing up its favourite topic: immigration.
At a conference in Aargau on Saturday, party leaders said the objective of the second deportation initiative is to force the Federal Council to put into practice a constitutional amendment that was previously supported by a majority of Swiss in a November 28th 2010 referendum.(source)
