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List of political parties in Switzerland 

Political parties in Switzerland lists political parties in Switzerland. Switzerland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Contents

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 13 31 In the cantons, centre-left to centre-right (christian-democratic)
FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party 5 [3] [4] Fulvio Pelli 2 9 31 Centre-right (conservative-liberal)
SP/PS Social Democratic Party [5] Christian Levrat 2 7 43 Centre-left (social-democratic)
SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party [6] Toni Brunner 2 7 62 Right-wing (national-conservative)
AL Alternative List [7]   0 0 0 Left-wing (green-socialist)
CSP/PCS Christian Social Party [8] Monika Bloch Süss 0 0 1 Centre-left (christian social-democratic)
EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union [9] Hans Moser 0 0 1 Right-wing (evangelical-conservative)
EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party [10] Ruedi Aeschbacher 0 0 2 Centre-right (christian-democratic)
FPS Freedom Party [11] Peter Commarmot 0 0 0 Far-right (nationalist)
GPS Green Party [12] Ueli Leuenberger 0 1 20 left-wing (green)
GLP Green Liberal Party [13] Martin Bäumle 0 0 3 Centre-left (green liberal)
Lega Ticino League [14] Giuliano Bignasca 0 0 1 Right-wing (regionalist right-wing populist)
LPS/PLS Liberal Party [15] Claude Ruey 0 0 4 Centre-right (conservative-liberal)
PdA/PST Swiss Party of Labour 6 [16] Nelly Buntschu 0 0 1 Far-left (communist)
SD/DS Swiss Democrats [17] Bernhard Hess 0 0 0 Far-right (nationalist)
Sol Solidarities     0 0 0 Left-wing (socialist)
I Liberisti I Liberisti [18] Rivo Cortonesi 0 0 0 (liberalism)
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

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
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 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
Greens 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

Historical parties

See also

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