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Switzerland’s Christian Democratic Party (CVP) President Christophe Darbellay looks on before a TV interview on October 23, 2011 in Zurich. Switzerland voted on October 23 for a new parliament, with early results showing that the dominant far-right SVP’s advance may have been capped by a breakaway group as well as an emerging green party. While analysts do not expect the polls to shake up the parliamentary balance, they believe that a key issue will be whether the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) manages to improve on its 2007 score of 28.8 percent. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI