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.
[edit] The parties
| Party | Members in | Political | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Name | W | President | F ¹ | S ² | N ³ | Position | |||
| CVP/PDC | Christian Democratic People's Party 4 | [1] | Doris Leuthard | 1 | 15 | 28 | Centrist (christian-democratic); in the cantons, centre-left to centre-right | |||
| FDP/PRD | Free Democratic Party 5 | [2] | Fulvio Pelli | 2 | 14 | 36 | Centre-right (liberal) | |||
| SPS/PSS | Social Democratic Party | [3] | Hans-Jürg Fehr | 2 | 9 | 52 | Left (social-democratic) | |||
| SVP/UDC | Swiss People's Party | [4] | Ueli Maurer | 2 | 8 | 55 | Right (conservative) | |||
| CSP/PCS | Christian Social Party | [5] | Monika Bloch Süss | 0 | 0 | 1 | Centre-left (christian-democratic) | |||
| EVP/PEV | Evangelical People's Party | [6] | Ruedi Aeschbacher | 0 | 0 | 3 | Centre (christian-democratic) | |||
| FPS | Freedom Party | [7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | Strongly right (right-populist) | ||||
| Greens | Green Party | [8] | Ruth Genner | 0 | 0 | 13 | Left (green) | |||
| LPS/PLS | Liberal Party | [9] | Claude Ruey | 0 | 0 | 4 | Center-right (liberal) | |||
| SD/DS | Swiss Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | Strongly right (nationalist) | |||||
| Lega | Ticino League | [10] | Giuliano Bignasca | 0 | 0 | 1 | Strongly right (regionally right-populist) | |||
| EDU/UDF | Federal Democratic Union | [11] | 0 | 0 | 2 | Strongly right (evangelical-conservative) | ||||
| PdA/PST | Swiss Labour Party 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Strongly left (socialist) | |||||
| AL | Alternative List | 0 | 0 | 1 | Strongly left (green socialist) | |||||
| Sol | Solidarities | 0 | 0 | 1 | Strongly left (socialist) | |||||
Notes: ¹ Federal Council since 2004; ² Council of States, 2003; ³ National Council 2003 (members of party or caucus)4 Christian Democratic Party; 5 also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party; 6 also renderend as Swiss Workers' Party
[edit] Names in the national languages
| Abbr. | Party | German language name | French | Italian | Romansh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP/PDC | Christian Democratic People's Party | Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP | Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse or PDC | Partito Democratico-Cristiano Popolare Svizzero or PDC | Partida Cristiandemocratica de la Svizra or PCD |
| FDP/PRD | Free Democratic Party ¹ | Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz or FDP | Parti radical-démocratique suisse or PRD | Partito Liberal-Radicale Svizzero or PLR | Partida liberaldemocrata de la Svizra or PLD |
| SPS/PSS | Social Democratic Party | Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SPS | 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 Svizzero 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 Svizzero or PEV | 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 Labour Party | Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz or PdAdS | Parti suisse du travail or PST | Partito Svizzero del Lavoro or PSdL | Partida svizra da la lavur or PSdL |
| AL | Alternative List | Alternative Liste | |||
| Sol. | Solidarities | Solidarités |
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¹ also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party
sources: The Federal Chancellery
[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
- Liberalism and radicalism in Switzerland
