Christoph Blocher delivers a speech during the Swiss People's Party's (SVP) traditional 'Albisguetli-Tagung' party meeting in Zurich January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Leading right winger Christoph Blocher urged the Swiss government to take a hard line in talks with the European Union on limiting immigration, saying EU countries had more to lose if ties break down.
The 74-year-old billionaire is a guiding light in the Swiss People's Party (SVP), which under the country's system of direct democracy championed a successful referendum last year to limit the number of people coming to live and work in Switzerland.
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