List of political parties in Switzerland: Difference between revisions
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| [[Marco Chiesa]] |
| [[Marco Chiesa]] |
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| 2 || 5 || 65 || 23 || 590 || 90,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015">{{cite web | title=The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide | url=https://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/02480/09982/index.html?lang=en&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1ad1IZn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCId355gWym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A-- | date=2015 | format=PDF | publisher=Federal Chancellery | access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref> |
| 2 || 5 || 65 || 23 || 590 || 90,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015">{{cite web | title=The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide | url=https://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/02480/09982/index.html?lang=en&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1ad1IZn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCId355gWym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A-- | date=2015 | format=PDF | publisher=Federal Chancellery | access-date=December 14, 2016}}</ref> |
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| [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]], [[ |
| [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]], [[national conservatism]], [[economic liberalism]] |
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! SPS/PSS |
! SPS/PSS |
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| [[Christian Levrat]] |
| [[Christian Levrat]] |
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| 2 || 12 || 43 || 28 || 459 || 30,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
| 2 || 12 || 43 || 28 || 459 || 30,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
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| [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]] to [[Left-wing politics| |
| [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]] to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]], [[social democracy]] |
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! FDP/PLR |
! FDP/PLR |
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| [[Petra Gössi]] |
| [[Petra Gössi]] |
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| 2 || 13 || 33 || 42{{efn|Including seats held by the Liberal Party of Switzerland which merged into FDP in 2009, but still retains separate party structure in some cantons}} || 557{{efn|Including the Liberal Party}} || 120,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
| 2 || 13 || 33 || 42{{efn|Including seats held by the Liberal Party of Switzerland which merged into FDP in 2009, but still retains separate party structure in some cantons}} || 557{{efn|Including the Liberal Party}} || 120,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
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| [[Centre-right]], [[ |
| {{Nowrap|[[Centre-right]], [[classical liberalism]], [[conservative liberalism]]}} |
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! CVP/PDC/PPD |
! CVP/PDC/PPD |
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| [[Gerhard Pfister]] |
| [[Gerhard Pfister]] |
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| 1 || 13 || 28 || 44 || 501 || - |
| 1 || 13 || 28 || 44 || 501 || - |
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| [[ |
| {{Nowrap|[[Centre (politics)|Centre]] to [[centre-right]], [[Christian democracy]]}} |
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| [[Marianne Streiff]] |
| [[Marianne Streiff]] |
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| 0 || 0 || 2 || || 39 || 4,600 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
| 0 || 0 || 2 || || 39 || 4,600 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
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| [[Centrism|Centre]] to [[Centre-left politics| |
| [[Centrism|Centre]] to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]], [[Christian democracy]] |
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! Lega |
! Lega |
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| [[Attilio Bignasca]] |
| [[Attilio Bignasca]] |
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| 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 22 || 1,500 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
| 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 22 || 1,500 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
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| [[Right-wing]], [[Regionalism (politics)| |
| [[Right-wing]], [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalism]] ([[Ticino|TI]]) |
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! MCG |
! MCG |
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| [[Ana Roch]] |
| [[Ana Roch]] |
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| 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 20 || 1,500 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
| 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 20 || 1,500 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/> |
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| [[Right-wing]], [[Regionalism (politics)| |
| [[Right-wing]], [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalism]] ([[Canton of Geneva|GE]]) |
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! PdA/PST |
! PdA/PST |
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| Norberto Crivelli |
| Norberto Crivelli |
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| [[Left-wing]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSjwRp2HFSYC&pg=PA11|title = La politique mise au Net|isbn = 9782847880953|last1 = Barbet|first1 = Denis|last2 = Bonhomme|first2 = Marc|year = 2006}}</ref> to [[Far-left politics| |
| [[Left-wing]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSjwRp2HFSYC&pg=PA11|title = La politique mise au Net|isbn = 9782847880953|last1 = Barbet|first1 = Denis|last2 = Bonhomme|first2 = Marc|year = 2006}}</ref> to [[Far-left politics|far-left]], [[socialism]], [[communism]], [[Marxism]] |
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! CSP OW |
! CSP OW |
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| 0 || 0 || 0 || || 10 || 2,000 (2011)<ref name="Membership2011"/> |
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| [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]], [[ |
| [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]], [[democratic socialism]] |
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| 7 || 46* || 200 || 154{{efn|Cantonal executives {{as of|2016|8}}, including one independent member of the Council of States ([[Thomas Minder]]).}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Kantonale Regierungswahlen |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/politik/wahlen/kantonale-regierungswahlen.html |publisher=[[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] |access-date=December 11, 2016 |language=de}}</ref> || |
| 7 || 46* || 200 || 154{{efn|Cantonal executives {{as of|2016|8}}, including one independent member of the Council of States ([[Thomas Minder]]).}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Kantonale Regierungswahlen |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/politik/wahlen/kantonale-regierungswahlen.html |publisher=[[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] |access-date=December 11, 2016 |language=de}}</ref> || 2,609{{efn|Cantonal legislatures {{as of|2016|11}}, including independents and small minor parties.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Kantonale Parlamentswahlen |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/politik/wahlen/kantonale-parlamenswahlen.html#-482697239 |publisher=[[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] |access-date=December 11, 2016 |language=de }}</ref> || |
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| [http://www.solidarites.ch/common/index.php/] |
| [http://www.solidarites.ch/common/index.php/] |
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| {{Nowrap|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] to [[Far-left politics|far-left]], [[ |
| {{Nowrap|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] to [[Far-left politics|far-left]], [[anti-capitalism]]}} |
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| 1992 |
| 1992 |
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| 0.05% (2015) |
| 0.05% (2015) |
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| [http://www.slb-schweiz.ch/] |
| [http://www.slb-schweiz.ch/] |
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| Samuel Schmid |
| Samuel Schmid |
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| [[Centre-right]], [[ |
| [[Centre-right]], [[social conservatism]] |
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| 2011 |
| 2011 |
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| 0.1% (2015) |
| 0.1% (2015) |
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| [http://www.freiheits-partei.ch] |
| [http://www.freiheits-partei.ch] |
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| Peter Commarmot |
| Peter Commarmot |
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| [[Right-wing]], [[ |
| [[Right-wing]], [[national liberalism]] |
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| 1984 |
| 1984 |
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| n/a |
| n/a |
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| [http://www.pnos.ch/] |
| [http://www.pnos.ch/] |
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| Dominic Lüthard |
| Dominic Lüthard |
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| [[far-right in Switzerland|Far-right]], [[ |
| [[far-right in Switzerland|Far-right]], [[ethnic nationalism]] |
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| 2000 |
| 2000 |
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| 0.05% |
| 0.05% |
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| [http://www.piraten-partei.ch] |
| [http://www.piraten-partei.ch] |
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| [[Denis Simonet]] |
| [[Denis Simonet]] |
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| [[Pirate Party|Pirate politics]], [[ |
| [[Pirate Party|Pirate politics]], [[liberalism]] |
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| 2009 |
| 2009 |
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| 0.48% |
| 0.48% |
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| [http://www.ericweber.homepage.t-online.de/] |
| [http://www.ericweber.homepage.t-online.de/] |
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| [[Eric Weber]] |
| [[Eric Weber]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Right-wing populism]] ([[Basel-Stadt]]) |
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| 2002 |
| 2002 |
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| 0.03% |
| 0.03% |
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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.[1]
Political parties in Switzerland
Federal and cantonal parliaments
The following parties are represented either in the Swiss Federal Assembly as of March 2016[2] or in cantonal parliaments and executive councils. For their names in the 4 national languages of Switzerland, see #Names in the national languages below.
For more detailed information on the political positions of some of the parties listed below, see here:[3] For Swiss political party strength on the municipal level, see here:[4]
Minor parties
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[e] | |
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Sol | Solidarity | [15] | Left-wing to far-left, anti-capitalism | 1992 | 0.05% (2015) | ||
SLB/MSL | Social Liberal Movement | [16] | Samuel Schmid | Centre-right, social conservatism | 2011 | 0.1% (2015) | |
SD/DS | Swiss Democrats | [17] | Bernhard Hess | Right-wing, National conservatism | 1961 | 0.1% (2015) | |
FPS/PSL | Freedom Party | [18] | Peter Commarmot | Right-wing, national liberalism | 1984 | n/a | |
HPS/PHS | Swiss Humanist Party | [19] | Daniel Horowitz | Humanist Movement | 1984 | n/a | |
KVP | Catholic People's Party | [20] | Lukas Brühwiler-Frésey | Catholic social teaching | 1994 | n/a | |
PNOS | Swiss Nationalist Party | [21] | Dominic Lüthard | Far-right, ethnic nationalism | 2000 | 0.05% | |
PPS | Pirate Party | [22] | Denis Simonet | Pirate politics, liberalism | 2009 | 0.48% | |
TPS/PSpA | Tierpartei Schweiz | [23] | Thomas Märki | Animal rights | 2010 | 0.15% | |
Parteifrei | [24] | Lukas Harder | Voluntary association of independent politicians formed for the 2011 elections; opposing party politics | 2011 | 0.19% | ||
MontagnaViva | [25] | Germano Mattei | Regionalism (Alpine Ticino) | 2011 | 0.08% | ||
Alpenparlament | [26] | Alternative medicine | 2011 | 0.06% | |||
Konfessionslose | [27] | Separation of church and state | 2011 | 0.05% | |||
up! | The Swiss Independence Party up! | [28] | Simon Scherrer | Libertarianism | 2014 | n/a | |
Volksaktion | [29] | Eric Weber | Right-wing populism (Basel-Stadt) | 2002 | 0.03% | ||
La gauche combative | [30] | Communism (Geneva) | 2002 | 0.03% | |||
Les Rauraques | [31] | Jura separatism (Bernese Jura) | 2011 | 0.03% |
Historical parties
Names in the national languages
Abbr. | Party | German | French | Italian | Romansh | |
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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 Écologiste 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 | |
AL | Alternative Left | Alternative Linke or AL | La Gauche or LG | La Sinistra or LS | ||
SD/DS | Swiss Democrats | Schweizer Demokraten or SD | Démocrates Suisses or DS | Democratici Svizzeri or DS | Democrats Svizers or DS | |
Lega | Ticino League | Ligue des Tessinois | 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 | |
GLP/PVL | Green Liberal Party | Grünliberale Partei der Schweiz or GLP | Parti vert'libéral or PVL | Partito Verde Liberale or PVL | Partida Verda-Liberala or PVL | |
MCG | Geneva Citizens' Movement | Mouvement citoyens genevois | ||||
CSP OW | Christian Social Party of Obwalden | Christlichsoziale Partei Obwalden | ||||
Sol | Solidarity | Solidarität | solidaritéS | |||
SLB/MSL | Social Liberal Movement | Sozial-Liberale Bewegung | Mouvement socio-libéral | Movimento social-liberale | ||
SD/DS | Swiss Democrats | Schweizer Demokraten | Démocrates Suisses | Democratici Svizzeri | Democrats Svizers | |
FPS/PSL | Freedom Party | Freiheits-Partei der Schweiz | Parti suisse de la liberté | Partito svizzero della Libertà | Partida Svizra da la Libertad | |
HPS/PHS | Swiss Humanist Party | Humanistische Partei der Schweiz | Parti Humaniste de la Suisse | Partito Umanista della Svizzera | ||
KVP | Catholic People's Party | Katholische Volkspartei | Parti populaire catholique | Partito Popolare Cattolico | ||
PNOS | Swiss Nationalist Party | Partei National Orientierter Schweizer | Parti nationaliste suisse | Partito dei Nazionalisti Svizzeri | ||
PPS | Pirate Party | Piratenpartei Schweiz | Parti Pirate Suisse | Partito Pirata Svizzera | Partida da Pirats Svizra | |
TPS/PSpA | Tierpartei Schweiz | Tierpartei Schweiz or TPS | Parti suisse pour les animaux or PSpA | Partito svizzero per gli animali or PSpA | Partida svizra d'animals or PSA | |
up! | The Swiss Independence Party up! | Unabhängigkeitspartei up! | up! Switzerland |
Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery
Relative importance
At the federal level
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Composition of the National Council by political party, 1919–2019
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Composition of the Federal Council by political party, 1919–2017
Overall
Party | Number of elected representatives at the federal, cantonal and communal levels |
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FDP.The Liberals | 2,011
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Social Democratic Party | 1,863
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Swiss People's Party | 1,511
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Christian Democratic Party | 1,205
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Conservative Democratic Party | 173
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See also
Notes
- ^ Including seats held by the Liberal Party of Switzerland which merged into FDP in 2009, but still retains separate party structure in some cantons
- ^ Including the Liberal Party
- ^ Cantonal executives As of August 2016[update], including one independent member of the Council of States (Thomas Minder).
- ^ Cantonal legislatures As of November 2016[update], including independents and small minor parties.
- ^ 2011 Swiss federal election, where applicable
References
- ^ Pierre Cormon, Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners, Editions Slatkine, 2014, ISBN 978-2-8321-0607-5, p. 31–32 Archived November 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nationalratswahlen: Übersicht Schweiz". Federal Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "Swiss Political Parties Reveal Their Colours". Swissinfo. September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Gemeindewahlen" (in German). Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide" (PDF). Federal Chancellery. 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Barbet, Denis; Bonhomme, Marc (2006). La politique mise au Net. ISBN 9782847880953.
- ^ a b c Der Bund kurz erklärt (in German). Swiss Confederation. 2011. p. 21. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.
- ^ "Kantonale Regierungswahlen" (in German). Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Kantonale Parlamentswahlen" (in German). Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ Kevin Gertsch; Chantal Tauxe (24 December 2014). "L'UDC n'est pas le premier parti de Suisse" [The UDC is not the largest party in Switzerland]. L'Hebdo. pp. 62–63.
Bibliography
- Pierre Cormon, Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners, Editions Slatkine, 2014. ISBN 978-2-8321-0607-5