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In Switzerland the Swiss people’s party has come out the clear leader – winning almost 29% of the vote. It’s the party’s best showing ever. The party ran a campaign criticised by some as racist. It says it wants to deport foreigners who commit crimes and keep Switzerland out of the European union. 

One of the biggest contributors to polluting Europe's Alps are heavy vehicles carrying freight between northern and southern Europe. For many years alpine communities have campaigned to have the freight moved by rail instead of by road. In Switzerland voters even approved this policy in a nationwide referendum. Now, construction of the world's longest rail tunnel is likely to change the face of the Alps.