List of political parties in Switzerland

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Below 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 arithmetic formula divides the seven cabinet seats among representatives of the four largest parties.

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[edit] The parties

Party   Members in Political Position
Abbr. Name Website Leader FC ¹ CS ² NC ³ (Ideology)
CVP/PDC/PPD Christian Democratic People's Party 4 [1] [2] Christophe Darbellay 1 15 31 Centre, Christian democracy
FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party 5 [3] [4] Fulvio Pelli 2 12 31 Centre, Liberalism
SP/PS Social Democratic Party [5] Christian Levrat 2 9 42 Centre-left, Social democracy
SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party [6] Toni Brunner 1 6 58 Right-wing, Conservatism
AL Alternative List [7]   0 0 0 Left-wing, Eco-socialism
CSP/PCS Christian Social Party [8] Monika Bloch Süss 0 0 1 Centre-left, Christian Social-democratic
BDP/PBD Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland [9] Hans Grunder 1 1 5 Conservatism, Economic liberalism
EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union [10] Hans Moser 0 0 1 Right-wing, Evangelical-Conservative
EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party [11] Ruedi Aeschbacher 0 0 2 Centre, Christian democracy
FPS Freedom Party [12] Peter Commarmot 0 0 0 Far-right, Nationalism
GPS Green Party [13] Ueli Leuenberger 0 2 20 Centre-left, Green politics
GLP Green Liberal Party [14] Martin Bäumle 0 1 3 Centre, Green politics and Liberalism
Lega Ticino League [15] Giuliano Bignasca 0 0 1 Right-wing, Regionalism (TI)
LPS/PLS Liberal Party [16] Claude Ruey 0 0 4 Centre, Liberalism
PdA/PST Swiss Party of Labour 6 [17] Nelly Buntschu 0 0 1 Far-left, Communism
PPS Swiss Pirate Party [18] Denis Simonet
SD/DS Swiss Democrats [19] Bernhard Hess 0 0 0 Far-right, Nationalism
Sol Solidarities     0 0 0 Left-wing, Democratic socialism
MCG Mouvement citoyens genevois [20] Éric Stauffer 0 0 0 Right-wing, Regionalism (GE)
Total       7 46 200  

Notes: ¹ Federal Council since 2004; ² Council of States, 2007; ³ National Council 2007; (members of party or caucus)  4 also rendered as: Christian Democratic Party; 5 also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party;  6 also rendered: as Swiss Workers' Party

[edit] Names in the national languages

Abbr. Party German name French Italian Romansh
CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse or PDC Partito Popolare Democratico or PPD Partida Cristian-democratica de la Svizra or PCD
FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz or FDP Parti radical-démocratique suisse or PRD Partito Liberale Radicale or PLR Partida liberaldemocrata de la Svizra or PLD
SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SP Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS
SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP Union Démocratique du Centre or UDC Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC Partida Populara Svizra or PPS
CSP/PCS Christian Social Party Christlich-soziale Partei or CSP Parti chrétien-social or PCS Partito Cristiano Sociale or PCS Partida cristiansociala de la Svizra or PCS
BDP/PBD Conservative Democratic Party Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz or BDP Parti bourgeois démocratique Suisse or PBD Partito borghese democratico Svizzera or PBD Partida burgais democratica Svizra or PBD
EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz or EVP Parti Evangelique Suisse or PEV Partito Evangelico or PE Partida Evangelica Svizra or PEV
FPS/PSL Freedom Party Freiheits-Partei der Schweiz or FPS Parti Suisse de la Liberté or PSL Partito svizzero della Libertà or PSL Partida Svizra da la Libertad or PSL
GPS/PES Green Party Grüne Partei der Schweiz or Grüne Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda
LPS/PLS Liberal Party Liberale Partei der Schweiz or LPS Parti libéral suisse or PLS Partito Liberale Svizzero or PLS Partida liberal-conservativa Svizra or PLC
SD/DS Swiss Democrats Schweizer Demokraten or SD Démocrates Suisses or DS Democratici Svizzeri or DS Democrats Svizzers or DS
Lega Ticino League Lega dei Ticinesi
EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union or EDU Union Démocratique Fédérale or UDF Unione Democratica Federale or UDF Uniun democrata federala or UDF
PdA/PST Swiss Party of Labour Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz or PdA Parti suisse du travail - Parti Ouvrier et Populaire or PST-POP Partito Comunista or PC Partida svizra da la lavur or PSdL
AL Alternative List Alternative Liste    
Sol. Solidarities   Solidarités    

Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery

[edit] Historical parties

[edit] See also

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