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Parties and
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SWITZERLAND |
| Legislative elections:
National Council,
4-year term, party-list PR: |
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· Head of State: Federal Council (collective head of state) · Government: SP, FDP,
CVP, SVP, BDP |
| Party |
2011 |
Seats |
2007 |
Seats |
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Schweizerische Volkspartei (SVP) 
Swiss People's
Party |
National conservatism
Economic
liberalism
|
1971
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26,6% |
54 |
28,9% |
62 |
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Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SP)
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
Social democracy
|
1888
PES*
SI |
18,7% |
46 |
19,5% |
43 |
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FDP. Die Liberalen (FDP)
FDP. The Liberals (2007:
FDP+LPS) |
Liberalism
|
2009
ALDE
LI |
15,1% |
30 |
17,7% |
35 |
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Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei (CVP)
Christian Democratic
People's Party |
Christian democracy
|
1912
EPP*
CDI |
12,3% |
28 |
14,5% |
31 |
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Grüne Partei der Schweiz (GPS)
Green
Party of Switzerland |
Green politics
|
1986
EGP
GG |
8,4% |
15 |
9,6% |
20 |
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Grünliberale Partei
Schweiz (GLP)
Green Liberal Party
Switzerland |
Liberalism
Environmentalism
|
2007
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5,4% |
12 |
1,4% |
3 |
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Bürgerlich-Demokratische
Partei Schweiz (BDP)
Civic
Democratic Party Switzerland |
Conservatism
|
2008
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5,4% |
9 |
- |
- |
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Evangelische Volkspartei (EVP)
Evangelical
People's Party |
Christian democracy
Evangelicalism
|
1919
ECPM
CDI |
2,0% |
2 |
2,4% |
2 |
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Eidgenössische Demokratische Union (EDU)
Federal Democratic
Union |
Christian right
National
conservatism
|
1975
ECPM
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1,3% |
- |
1,3% |
1 |
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Lega dei
Ticinesi (LdT)
League
of Ticinesians |
Regionalism
Right-wing populism
|
1991
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0,8% |
2 |
0,6% |
1 |
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Partei der Arbeit
der Schweiz (PdA)
Labour
Party of Switzerland |
Socialism
Communism
|
1944
EL
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0,5% |
- |
0,7% |
1 |
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Mouvement
Citoyens Genevois (MCR-MCG)
Geneva Citizens' Movement |
Regionalism
Right-wing populism
|
2005
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0,4% |
1 |
0,1% |
- |
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Christlich-Soziale Partei
Obwalden (CSP)
Christian
Social Party Obwalden |
Regionalism
Christian democracy
|
1956
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0,4% |
1 |
- |
- |
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Christlich-Soziale Partei (CSP)
Christian
Social Party |
Christian left
Environmentalism
|
1997
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0,2% |
- |
0,4% |
1 |
| Others |
2,5% |
- |
2,9% |
- |
| Total |
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200 |
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200 |
| Turnout |
48,6% |
48,9% |
©
2011 Wolfram
Nordsieck. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (http://www.politik-stat.ch). |
Archive: Officeholders
· Elections
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