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Social Democratic Party of Switzerland: Conservative Democratic Party: Centre to Centre-right, Conservative liberalism: 2008-2020 merged to The Centre: Democratic Party: Direct democracy: 1860–1971 merged to Swiss People's Party: Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) Conservatism, Agrarianism: 1936–1971 merged to Swiss People's Party
The party was formed by James Schwarzenbach as a breakaway from the National Action against the Infiltration of People and Homeland party in 1971. [1] [2] It received 4.3% of the vote in the elections that year, [3] winning seven seats. [4] However, in the 1975 elections the party's share of the vote fell to 3% and it was reduced to four seats.
The Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) is the largest party in nine legislatures, The Centre (DM/LC) is the largest in eight, the FDP.The Liberals (FDP/PLR) is the largest in seven and the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS) is the largest in one. Two cantons, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus, hold Landsgemeinden as their
The 26 cantons of Switzerland [1] ... all Swiss cantons can be considered to have a republican form of government. Some cantons formally describe themselves as ...
From 1959 until 2004, the seven-seat cabinet had comprised 2 Free Democrats, 2 Christian Democrats, 2 Social Democrats, and 1 Swiss People's Party, but in 2004, the Swiss People's Party took one seat from the Christian Democrats. In 2008 the Conservative Democratic Party split from the SVP, taking both of their Federal Council seats with them ...
Broadcaster SSR said the right-wing Swiss People's Party was on track to collect 29% of the vote in the national balloting, an increase of nearly 3.5% compared to the last such vote four years ago ...
Switzerland's anti-immigration Swiss People's Party rebounded from searing losses four years ago to become the largest parliamentary faction after the election, official results showed, as two ...
The Greens became the fourth-largest party (7 seats), gaining 3 seats. The national conservative UDC won 7 seats and the Christian left Christian Social Party won 6 seats. The communist Socialist Combat / Swiss Party of Labour alliance and the Green Liberal Party (competing for the first time) won two each.