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Switzerland features a system of government not seen in any other nation: direct representation, sometimes called half-direct democracy (this may be arguable, because theoretically, the sovereign of Switzerland is actually its entire electorate). [13] Referendums on the most important laws have been used since the 1848 constitution.
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.
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 ".
Switzerland, [d] officially the Swiss Confederation, [e] is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. [f] [13] It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz, SP; Romansh: Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra), also called the Swiss Socialist Party (French: Parti socialiste suisse; Italian: Partito Socialista Svizzero, PS), is a political party in Switzerland.
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.
The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (German: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union, EDU; French: Union Démocratique Fédérale, UDF; Italian: Unione Democratica Federale, UDF; Romansch: Uniun Democrata Federala, UDF) is a national-conservative [2] political party in Switzerland. Its ideology is politically conservative, Protestant ...
Readers may want to stock up on Toblerone bars, high-end watches, and emmental cheese—at least if recent rumors that the Swiss government is preparing its population for a potential nuclear ...