21. Oktober 2025|
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|about 1 month agoSwiss Politicians Face Unprecedented Wave of Threats and Harassment
Survey reveals 98% of federal parliamentarians experienced hostility in past two years, with right-wing and Green party members most affected.
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- Almost all Swiss federal parliamentarians have experienced hostility in the past two years
- Members of the Swiss People's Party and the Greens were most affected by threats
- Women, leftist politicians, and social minorities face above-average harassment at communal level
By The Numbers
98%
Federal parliamentarians experiencing harassment
75%
Cantonal parliamentarians experiencing harassment
45%
Communal level politicians experiencing harassment
They Said
"Almost every member of the federal parliament experiences hatred and threats"