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Parties and
Elections
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SWITZERLAND |
| Legislative elections:
National Council,
4-year term, party-list proportional representation system |
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· Head of State: Swiss Federal Council (collective head of state) · Government: SP, FDP,
CVP, SVP, BDP |
| Party |
Ideology,
Affiliation,
Founding |
2011 |
Seats |
2007 |
Seats |
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Schweizerische Volkspartei (SVP) 
Swiss People's
Party |
National conservatism;
Economic liberalism, Right-wing populism |
-
1971 |
26,6% |
54 |
28,9% |
62 |
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Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SP)
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
Social democracy
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PESa, SI
1888 |
18,7% |
46 |
19,5% |
43 |
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FDP. Die Liberalen (FDP)
FDP. The Liberals (2007:
FDP+LPS) |
Liberalism
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ELDR, LI
2009 |
15,1% |
30 |
17,7% |
35 |
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Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei (CVP)
Christian Democratic
People's Party |
Christian democracy
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EPPa, CDI
1912 |
12,3% |
28 |
14,5% |
31 |
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Grüne Partei der Schweiz (GPS)
Green
Party of Switzerland |
Green politics
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EGP, GG
1986 |
8,4% |
15 |
9,6% |
20 |
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Grünliberale Partei
Schweiz (GLP)
Green Liberal Party
Switzerland |
Liberalism;
Environmentalism
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-
2007 |
5,4% |
12 |
1,4% |
3 |
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Bürgerlich-Demokratische
Partei Schweiz (BDP)
Civic
Democratic Party Switzerland |
Conservatism
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2008 |
5,4% |
9 |
- |
- |
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Evangelische Volkspartei (EVP)
Evangelical
People's Party |
Christian democracy;
Social conservatism, Evangelicalism |
ECPM, CDI
1919 |
2,0% |
2 |
2,4% |
2 |
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Eidgenössische Demokratische Union (EDU)
Federal Democratic
Union |
Christian right; Social
conservatism, Evangelicalism |
ECPM
1975 |
1,3% |
- |
1,3% |
1 |
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Lega dei
Ticinesi (LdT)
League
of Ticinesians |
Regionalism;
Right-wing populism
|
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1991 |
0,8% |
2 |
0,6% |
1 |
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Christlich-Soziale Partei (CSP)
Christian
Social Party |
Christian left;
Social democracy, Environmentalism |
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1997 |
0,6% |
1 |
0,4% |
1 |
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Partei der Arbeit
der Schweiz (PdA)
Labour
Party of Switzerland |
Socialism;
Communism
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EL
1944 |
0,5% |
- |
0,7% |
1 |
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Mouvement
Citoyens Genevois (MCR-MCG)
Geneva Citizens' Movement |
Regionalism;
Right-wing populism
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-
2005 |
0,4% |
1 |
0,1% |
- |
| Others |
- |
- |
2,5% |
- |
2,9% |
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| Total |
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200 |
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200 |
| Turnout |
48,6% |
48,9% |
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