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The following parties are represented either in the [[Swiss Federal Assembly]] as of March 2016<ref name=NR2015>{{cite web |url=http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2015CH_de.html |title=Nationalratswahlen: Übersicht Schweiz |publisher=[[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] | |
The following parties are represented either in the [[Swiss Federal Assembly]] as of March 2016<ref name=NR2015>{{cite web |url=http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2015CH_de.html |title=Nationalratswahlen: Übersicht Schweiz |publisher=[[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] |access-date=2015-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020161053/http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2015CH_de.html |archive-date=2015-10-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or in cantonal parliaments and executive councils. For their names in the 4 national languages of Switzerland, see [[#Names in the national languages]] below. |
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For more detailed information on the political positions of some of the parties listed below, see here:<ref name="Colours">{{cite news |title=Swiss Political Parties Reveal Their Colours |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/yes-or-no-_swiss-political-parties-reveal-their-colours/41640412 |date=September 11, 2015 |work=[[Swissinfo]] | |
For more detailed information on the political positions of some of the parties listed below, see here:<ref name="Colours">{{cite news |title=Swiss Political Parties Reveal Their Colours |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/yes-or-no-_swiss-political-parties-reveal-their-colours/41640412 |date=September 11, 2015 |work=[[Swissinfo]] |access-date=October 29, 2015}}</ref> For Swiss political party strength on the [[municipalities of Switzerland|municipal level]], see here:<ref>{{cite web |title=Gemeindewahlen |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/politik/wahlen/germeindewahlen.html |publisher=[[Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)|Federal Statistical Office]] |access-date=December 11, 2016 |language=de }}</ref> |
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| [[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 | |
| 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]], [[National conservatism]], [[Economic liberalism]] |
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| [[Marius Achermann]] |
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| 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 1,500 (2011)<ref name="Membership2011">{{cite book |title=Der Bund kurz erklärt |year=2011 |publisher=Swiss Confederation |page=21 |url=http://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=de&download=M3wBPgDB_8ull6Du36WenojQ1NTTjaXZnqWfVpzLhmfhnapmmc7Zi6rZnqCkkIZ5gH97bKbXrZ6lhuDZz8mMps2gpKfo |language=de |url-status=dead | |
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 1,500 (2011)<ref name="Membership2011">{{cite book |title=Der Bund kurz erklärt |year=2011 |publisher=Swiss Confederation |page=21 |url=http://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=de&download=M3wBPgDB_8ull6Du36WenojQ1NTTjaXZnqWfVpzLhmfhnapmmc7Zi6rZnqCkkIZ5gH97bKbXrZ6lhuDZz8mMps2gpKfo |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124052237/http://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=de&download=M3wBPgDB_8ull6Du36WenojQ1NTTjaXZnqWfVpzLhmfhnapmmc7Zi6rZnqCkkIZ5gH97bKbXrZ6lhuDZz8mMps2gpKfo |archive-date=2012-01-24 }}</ref> |
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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]] | |
| 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> || 2609{{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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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).
Historical parties
Names in the national languages
Abbr. | Party | German | French | Italian | Romansh | |
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CVP/PDC | style="background-color: Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:FDP.The Liberals/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | width=5px style="background-color: Template:Swiss People's Party/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Christian Social Party (Switzerland)/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Freedom Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Alternative Left/meta/color" | | Alternative Left | Alternative Linke or AL | La Gauche or LG | La Sinistra or LS | |
SD/DS | style="background-color: Template:Swiss Democrats/meta/color" | | Swiss Democrats | Schweizer Demokraten or SD | Démocrates Suisses or DS | Democratici Svizzeri or DS | Democrats Svizzers or DS |
Lega | style="background-color: Template:Ticino League/meta/color" | | Ticino League | Ligue des Tessinois | Lega dei Ticinesi | ||
EDU/UDF | style="background-color: Template:Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Swiss Party of Labour/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Green Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 | style="background-color: Template:Geneva Citizens' Movement/meta/color" | | Geneva Citizens' Movement | Mouvement citoyens genevois | |||
CSP OW | style="background-color: Template:Christian Social Party of Obwalden/meta/color" | | Christian Social Party of Obwalden | Christlichsoziale Partei Obwalden | |||
Sol | style="background-color: Template:SolidaritéS/meta/color" | | Solidarity | Solidarität | solidaritéS | ||
SLB/MSL | style="background-color: Template:Social Liberal Movement/meta/color" | | Social Liberal Movement | Sozial-Liberale Bewegung | Mouvement socio-libéral | Movimento social-liberale | |
SD/DS | style="background-color: Template:Swiss Democrats/meta/color" | | Swiss Democrats | Schweizer Demokraten | Démocrates Suisses | Democratici Svizzeri | Democrats Svizers |
FPS/PSL | style="background-color: Template:Freedom Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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 Cattoliche | ||
PNOS | Swiss Nationalist Party | Partei National Orientierter Schweizer | Parti nationaliste suisse | Svizzero Partito Nazionalista | ||
PPS | style="background-color: Template:Pirate Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | | 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! | style="background-color: Template:The Swiss Independence Party up!/meta/color" | | 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 j k "The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide" (PDF). Federal Chancellery. 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ 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