- List of political parties in Switzerland
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The political positions of the voters and leaders of the five major parties (2007).
This is a list of political parties in Switzerland.
Switzerland has a multi-party system. Since 1959, the four largest parties have formed a coalition government, according to a "Zauberformel" or "magic formula". This arithmetic formula divides the seven cabinet seats among representatives of the four largest parties.
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Federal and cantonal parliaments
The following parties are represented either in the Swiss Federal Assembly or in cantonal parliaments:
Party Members in Political Position Abbr. Name W Leader FC CS NC Cantons Members (Ideology) SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party [1] Toni Brunner 1 6 58 563 90,000 Right-wing populism, National conservatism SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party [2] Christian Levrat 2 9 42 446 35,000 Centre-left, Social democracy FDP/PLR FDP.The Liberals [3] Fulvio Pelli 2 12 34 553 130,000 Centre-right, Classical liberalism CVP/PDC/PPD Christian Democratic People's Party [4] Christophe Darbellay 1 14 31 480 100,000 Centrism, Christian democracy BDP/PBD Conservative Democratic Party [5] Hans Grunder 1 1 5 75 6,500 Centre-right, Conservative liberalism GPS/PES Green Party [6] Ueli Leuenberger 0 2 20 195 6,500 Centre-left, Green politics GLP/PVL Green Liberal Party [7] Martin Bäumle 0 2 3 54 2,700 Centrism, Green liberalism EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party [8] Heiner Studer 0 0 2 45 4,800 Centrism, Christian democracy CSP/PCS Christian Social Party [9] Marius Achermann 0 0 1 24 1,500 Centre-left, Christian left Lega Ticino League [10] Giuliano Bignasca 0 0 1 21 1,500 Right-wing, Regionalism (TI) EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union [11] Hans Moser 0 0 1 16 3,000 Right-wing, Evangelicalism AL Alternative Left [12] 0 0 1 6 2,000 Left-wing, Democratic socialism SLB/MSL Social Liberal Movement [13] Samuel Schmid 0 0 1 1 Social conservatism MCG Geneva Citizens' Movement [14] Éric Stauffer 0 0 0 17 Right-wing, Regionalism (GE) PdA/PST Swiss Party of Labour [15] Norberto Crivelli 0 0 0 14 Left-wing, Communism Sol solidaritéS 0 0 0 5 Democratic socialism SD/DS Swiss Democrats [16] Bernhard Hess 0 0 0 2 Right-wing, National conservatism Total 7 46 200 2559 Notes: ¹ Federal Council since 2004; ² Council of States, 2007; ³ National Council 2007; (members of party or caucus)
Minor groups
The following groups or parties are not represented at either the cantonal or national level (but may hold positions in municipal parliaments).
Abbr. Name W Leader Ideology Founded Popular vote[1] FPS/PSL Freedom Party [17] Peter Commarmot Right-wing, National liberalism 1984 n/a HPS/PHS Swiss Humanist Party [18] Daniel Horowitz Humanist Movement 1984 n/a KVP Catholic People's Party [19] Lukas Brühwiler-Frésey Catholic social teaching 1994 n/a PNOS Swiss Nationalist Party [20] Dominic Lüthard Far-right, Ethnic nationalism 2000 0.05% PPS Pirate Party [21] Denis Simonet Freedom of Information, Information privacy 2009 0.48% TPS/PSpA Tierpartei Schweiz [22] Thomas Märki Animal rights 2010 0.15% parteifrei.ch [23] Lukas Harder Voluntary association of independent politicians formed for the 2011 elections; opposing party politics 2011 0.19% MontagnaViva [24] Germano Mattei Regionalism (Alpine Ticino) 2011 0.08% Alpenparlament [25] Alternative medicine 2011 0.06% Konfessionslose.ch [26] Separation of church and state 2011 0.05% Volksaktion [27] right-wing populism (Basel-Stadt) 2002 0.03% La gauche combative [28] Communism (Geneva) 2002 0.03% Les Rauraques [29] Separatism (Bernese Jura) 2011 0.03% Historical parties
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 BDP/PBD Conservative Democratic Party Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz or BDP Parti bourgeois démocratique Suisse or PBD Partito borghese democratico Svizzera or PBD Partida burgais democratica Svizra or PBD 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/PSL 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 GPS/PES 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 Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery
References
- ^ Swiss federal election, 2011, where applicable
See also
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