List of political parties in Switzerland
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Political parties in Switzerland lists political parties in Switzerland. Switzerland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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[edit] The parties
| Party | Members in | Political Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Name | Website | Leader | FC ¹ | CS ² | NC ³ | (Ideology) | |||
| CVP/PDC/PPD | Christian Democratic People's Party 4 | [1] [2] | Christophe Darbellay | 1 | 13 | 31 | Centre (christian-democratic); in the cantons, centre-left to centre-right | |||
| FDP/PRD | Free Democratic Party 5 | [3] [4] | Fulvio Pelli | 2 | 9 | 31 | Centre-right (liberal) | |||
| SP/PS | Social Democratic Party | [5] | Hans-Jürg Fehr | 2 | 7 | 43 | Left (social-democratic) | |||
| SVP/UDC | Swiss People's Party | [6] | Ueli Maurer | 2 | 7 | 62 | Right (populist-conservative) | |||
| AL | Alternative List | [7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | Far-left (green-socialist) | ||||
| CSP/PCS | Christian Social Party | [8] | Monika Bloch Süss | 0 | 0 | 1 | Centre-left (christian-democratic) | |||
| EDU/UDF | Federal Democratic Union | [9] | Hans Moser | 0 | 0 | 1 | Right (evangelical-conservative) | |||
| EVP/PEV | Evangelical People's Party | [10] | Ruedi Aeschbacher | 0 | 0 | 2 | Centre (christian-democratic) | |||
| FPS | Freedom Party | [11] | Peter Commarmot | 0 | 0 | 0 | Far-right (right-populist) | |||
| GPS | Green Party | [12] | Ruth Genner | 0 | 1 | 20 | Left (green) | |||
| GLP | Green Liberal Party | [13] | Martin Bäumle | 0 | 0 | 3 | Centre-left (green liberal) | |||
| Lega | Ticino League | [14] | Giuliano Bignasca | 0 | 0 | 1 | Right (regionalist populist-conservative) | |||
| LPS/PLS | Liberal Party | [15] | Claude Ruey | 0 | 0 | 4 | Centre-right (liberal) | |||
| PdA/PST | Swiss Party of Labour 6 | [16] | Nelly Buntschu | 0 | 0 | 1 | Far-left (communist) | |||
| SD/DS | Swiss Democrats | [17] | Bernhard Hess | 0 | 0 | 0 | Far-right (nationalist) | |||
| Sol | Solidarities | 0 | 0 | 0 | Far-left (socialist) | |||||
| I Liberisti | I Liberisti | [18] | Rivo Cortonesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not aligned (libertarianism) | |||
| Total | 7 | 46 | 200 | |||||||
Notes: ¹ Federal Council since 2004; ² Council of States, 2007; ³ National Council 2007; (members of party or caucus) 4 also rendered as: Christian Democratic Party; 5 also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party; 6 also rendered: as Swiss Workers' Party
[edit] Names in the national languages
| Abbr. | Party | German name | French | Italian | Romansh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP/PDC | Christian Democratic People's Party | Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP | Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse or PDC | Partito Popolare Democratico or PPD | Partida Cristian-democratica de la Svizra or PCD |
| FDP/PRD | Free Democratic Party | Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz or FDP | Parti radical-démocratique suisse or PRD | Partito Liberale Radicale or PLR | Partida liberaldemocrata de la Svizra or PLD |
| SPS/PSS | Social Democratic Party | Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SP | Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS | Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS | Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS |
| SVP/UDC | Swiss People's Party | Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP | Union Démocratique du Centre or UDC | Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC | Partida Populara Svizra or PPS |
| CSP/PCS | Christian Social Party | Christlich-soziale Partei or CSP | Parti chrétien-social or PCS | Partito Cristiano Sociale or PCS | Partida cristiansociala de la Svizra or PCS |
| EVP/PEV | Evangelical People's Party | Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz or EVP | Parti Evangelique Suisse or PEV | Partito Evangelico or PE | Partida Evangelica Svizra or PEV |
| FPS | Freedom Party | Freiheits-Partei der Schweiz or FPS | Parti Suisse de la Liberté or PSL | Partito svizzero della Libertà or PSL | Partida Svizra da la Libertad or PSL |
| Greens | Green Party | Grüne Partei der Schweiz or Grüne | Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts | Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi | Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda |
| LPS/PLS | Liberal Party | Liberale Partei der Schweiz or LPS | Parti libéral suisse or PLS | Partito Liberale Svizzero or PLS | Partida liberal-conservativa Svizra or PLC |
| SD/DS | Swiss Democrats | Schweizer Demokraten or SD | Démocrates Suisses or DS | Democratici Svizzeri or DS | Democrats Svizzers or DS |
| Lega | Ticino League | Lega dei Ticinesi | |||
| EDU/UDF | Federal Democratic Union | Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union or EDU | Union Démocratique Fédérale or UDF | Unione Democratica Federale or UDF | Uniun democrata federala or UDF |
| PdA/PST | Swiss Party of Labour | Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz or PdA | Parti suisse du travail - Parti Ouvrier et Populaire or PST-POP | Partito Comunista or PC | Partida svizra da la lavur or PSdL |
| AL | Alternative List | Alternative Liste | |||
| Sol. | Solidarities | Solidarités |
Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery
[edit] Historical parties
- Demokratische Partei (1867-1971)
- Bauern-, Gewerbe- und Bürgerpartei (1917-1971, merged into Swiss People's Party)
- Kommunistische Partei-Opposition (1930-1935)
- Nationale Front / Eidgenössische Sammlung (1933-1943)
- Landesring der Unabhängigen (1936-1999)
- Nationale Aktion (1961-1990, merged into Swiss Democrats)
- Progressive Organisationen der Schweiz (1969-1995)
- Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei (1969-1990)
- Republikaner (1971-1990, merged into Swiss Democrats)
[edit] See also
- Index of political parties to browse parties by name
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
- Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
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