Young Liberals (Switzerland)
| Young Liberals of Switzerland Jungfreisinnige Schweiz Jeunes libéraux-radicaux suisses Giovani Liberali Radicali Svizzeri Giuvens Liberals Svizzers |
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| President | Maurus Zeier, Philippe Nantermod |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Postfach 6845 3001 Bern |
| Ideology | Classical liberalism |
| Mother party | FDP.The Liberals |
| International affiliation | International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) |
| European affiliation | European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) |
| Website | www.jungfreisinnige.ch |
The Young Liberals of Switzerland (German: Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, French: Jeunes libéraux-radicaux suisses, Italian: Giovani Liberali Radicali Svizzeri, Romansh: Giuvens liberals Svizzers), abbreviated to YLS, is the youth wing of FDP.The Liberals. It was founded in 1928 and, with more than 4,000 members aged between 15 and 35, it is the second-biggest youth party in Switzerland.
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About [edit]
The Young Liberals of Switzerland (YLS) are active on the federal, the Cantonal, the local level and at universities in Switzerland. The party has three members of the federal National Council, Christian Wasserfallen, Christa MarkwalderAndrea Caroni and one member of the Council of States, Raphael Comte. The party also holds several seats in Cantonal and local parliaments.
Although the YLS is independent, it is affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland and, on the international level, with European Liberal Youth as well as International Federation of Liberal Youth.
Principles [edit]
The jfs considers politics as "lifestyle", i.e. something interesting and rocking, particularly for the younger generations, which are affected by today's policies. The Young Liberals commit themselves for an excellent education, secure social security within a sustainable social welfare system, a strong economy- based on free market principles -especially for small and medium business, security and a sustainable environment.
Organisation [edit]
The sovereign body of the Young Liberals is called "The Congress", and meets once a year, usually in spring. The Congress elects the individually the members of the National Board and decides upon political strategy papers, which altogether form the manifesto. During the year, the Council of Delegates meets four times and decides on current business, e.g. adopts the positions of the party on popular votes and referendums. The National Board is responsible for the daily business.
National Board The current members of the National Board (as of March 2007):
- President: Maurus Zeier, Philippe Nantermod
- Vice president: Johanna Gappani
- Vice president: Alain Illi
- MP National Council: Christian Wasserfallen, Christa Markwalder, Andrea Caroni
- MP Council of States: Raphael Comte
- Treasurer: Cédric Vollmar
- International Officer: Elias Maier
- Secretary General: Hannah Ryan
External links [edit]
- jungfreisinnige schweiz official site (in German/French/English)
- Free Democratic Party FDP official site (in German)
- Free Democratic Party official site (in French)
- Liberal European Youth official site of LYMEC (in English)
- Federation of International Liberal Youth official site of IFLRY (in English)
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