Green Liberal Party of Switzerland

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Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
German name Grünliberale Partei (GLP)
French name Parti Vert-Libéral (PVL)
Italian name Partito Verde-Liberale (PVL)
Romansh name Partida Verda-Liberala (PVL)
President Martin Bäumle
Members of the Swiss Federal Council None
Founded 2007
Headquarters Postfach 367
3000 Berne 7
Ideology Green politics,
Green liberalism
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
Official colours Green, Black, White
Website
http://www.grunliberale.ch
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The Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: Grünliberale Partei der Schweiz, GLP; French: Parti Vert-Libéral, PVL) is a Swiss political party founded on 19 July 2007 by four cantonal parties of the same name from Baselland, Berne, St. Gallen and Zurich. It is a centrist, environmentalist, and green liberal party.[1] At the last legislative elections, 22 October 2007, the party won 1.4 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 200 seats.[1]

On 25 November 2007, it won a seat in the Council of States for Zurich with Verena Diener.

There are twelve cantonal parties: Zurich, St. Gallen, Baselland, Berne, Zug, Thurgau, Basel-Stadt, Graubünden, Lucerne, Aargau, Solothurn and Fribourg.

In the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the GLP comprises the Group CVP/EVP/glp (Fraktion CVP/EVP/glp) along with the Christian Democratic People's Party and Evangelical People's Party.[2]

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  1. ^ Nationalrat 2007
  2. ^ http://www.parlament.ch/d/organe-mitglieder/bundesversammlung/fraktionen/fraktionen-48-legislatur/fraktion-ceg/Seiten/default.aspx

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