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The far right in Switzerland was established in the course of the rise of fascism in Europe in the interwar period.It was a mostly marginal phenomenon in the Cold War period, excepting a surge of radical right-wing populism during the early 1970s, and it has again experienced growth alongside the right-wing Swiss People's Party since the 1990s.
Political positions of the Swiss political parties based on their referendum voting recommendations, 1985–90 and 2010–14. 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 ...
The Swiss People's Party (German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; Romansh: Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (French: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; Italian: Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative [13] [14] and right-wing populist [15] political party in Switzerland.
By Cecile Mantovani. EINSIEDELN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Around 250 people protested on Saturday against the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the Swiss town where she ...
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 ...
After 1998, the party lost nearly all significance in national politics because of the absorption of right-wing votes into the growing Swiss People's Party. [2] In the 2003 federal elections, the party won 1.0% of the vote and one out of 200 seats in the National Council.
Far-right parties are propping up coalitions in Finland and Sweden. Neo-Nazi groups are growing in Austria. And in Spain, the center-left coalition looks set to crumble after elections this ...
15 +2 FDP.The Liberals 11 −1 Social Democrats 9 0 Swiss People's 6 0 Greens 3 −2 Geneva Citizens' 1 +1 Green Liberals 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. National Council This article is part of a series on the Politics of Switzerland Constitution Human rights Federal Council Members (by seniority) Beat Jans Guy Parmelin Ignazio Cassis Viola Amherd ...