Swiss SVP won't call for referendum against new immigration law

Swiss People's Party (SVP) President Albert Roesti attends a news conference in Bern, Switzerland October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's far-right Swiss People's Party (SVP) has ruled out demanding a referendum on tougher implementation of a 2014 vote to curb immigration, even if it is dissatisfied with new legislation parliament is due to vote on next week.

Such a referendum demand would have created a new period of uncertainty on the rules regarding immigration, with parliament set to vote on a new bill that would give locals first crack at open jobs.