Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland

Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland
German name	Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union (EDU)
French name	Union Démocratique Fédérale (UDF)
Italian name	Unione Democratica Federale (UDF)
Romansh name	Uniun democrata federala (UDF)
President	Hans Moser
Members of the Federal Council	None
Founded	1975
Headquarters	Frutigenstrasse 8 3601 Thoune
Membership  (2011)	3,000
Ideology	Evangelicalism, Social conservatism, Christian right
International affiliation	None
European affiliation	European Christian Political Movement
Official colours	Red, Black
National Council	1 / 200
Council of States	0 / 46
Cantonal legislatures	16 / 2,559
Website
http://www.edu-schweiz.ch/cms/
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The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (Switzerland: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union, Union Démocratique Fédérale, Unione Democratica Federale) is a political party in Switzerland.

It was founded in 1975 as a split of the Evangelical People's Party and the Nationale Aktion, and in 1991 it entered the Swiss National Council. In May 2007 the party became a member of the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM). The EDU received 1.3% of the popular vote in the 2007 elections, and retains a single seat in the Swiss National Council, held by Andreas Brönnimann, representing the canton of Berne.

The EDU is socially conservative, and eurosceptic. The party opposes equal rights for homosexual couples and supports traditional families, Christian values and fiscal conservatism. Furthermore, the party opposes abortion, euthanasia, and heroin clinics, and supported the Swiss minaret ban.

External links

• Official web site