List of political parties in Switzerland

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Political positions of the Swiss political parties based on their referendum voting recommendations, 1985–90 and 2010–14

This 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 Template:Lang or "magic formula". This arithmetic formula divides the seven cabinet seats among representatives of the four largest parties.<ref name=Cormon>Pierre Cormon, Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners, Editions Slatkine, 2014, Template:ISBN, p. 31–32 Template:Webarchive</ref>

Political parties in Switzerland

Federal and cantonal parliaments

The following parties are represented in the Swiss Federal Assembly or cantonal parliaments and executive councils as of 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="KantonsregierungenBfS">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="KantonsparlamenteBfS">Template:Cite web</ref> For their names in the four national languages of Switzerland, see #Names in the national languages below.

For more detailed information on the political positions of some of the parties listed below, see here:<ref name="Colours">Template:Cite news</ref> For Swiss political party strength on the municipal level, see here:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Party Leader Main ideology Position Members in
Federal
Council 		Council of
States 		National
Council 		Cantonal
executives 		Cantonal
legislatures 		Members
width=5px style="background-color: Template:Party color" | SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party Marco Chiesa National conservatism Right-wing Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 90,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015">Template:Cite web</ref>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | SP/PS Social Democratic Party Cédric Wermuth
Mattea Meyer 		Social democracy Centre-left Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 30,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | FDP/PLR FDP.The Liberals Thierry Burkart Classical liberalism Centre to
centre-right 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition barTemplate:Efn Template:Composition barTemplate:Efn 120,000 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | DM/LC/AdC The Centre Gerhard Pfister Christian democracy Centre to
centre-right 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar -
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | GPS/PES Green Party Balthasar Glättli Green politics Centre-left
to left-wing 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 7,500 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | GLP/PVL Green Liberal Party Jürg Grossen Green liberalism Centre Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 3,800 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party Lilian Studer Christian democracy Centre Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 4,600 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Lega Ticino League Attilio Bignasca Ticino regionalism Right-wing Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 1,500 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | CSP OW Christian Social Party of Obwalden Christian Schäli
Sepp Stalder 		Christian left Centre-left Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 250 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | PdA/PST/POP Swiss Party of Labour Norberto Crivelli Communism Left-wing<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
to far-left 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | MCG Geneva Citizens' Movement Ana Roch Geneva regionalism Right-wing Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 1,500 (2015)<ref name="BriefGuide2015"/>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Sol Solidarity – Anti-capitalism Left-wing
to far-left 		Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union Hans Moser Right-wing populism Right-wing Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 3,000 (2011)<ref name="Membership2011" />
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | CSP/PCS Christian Social Party Marius Achermann Christian left Centre-left Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 1,500 (2011)<ref name="Membership2011">Template:Cite book</ref>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | AL-ZH Alternative List – Socialism Left-wing Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | AL-BE Alternative Left Bern – Democratic socialism Left-wing Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar 2,000 (2011)<ref name="Membership2011"/>
Total 7 46 200 154Template:Efn<ref name="KantonsregierungenBfS"/> 2,544Template:Efn<ref name="KantonsparlamenteBfS"/>

Minor parties

The following groups or parties are not represented at either the cantonal or national level (but may hold positions in municipal parliaments).

Abbr. Name W Leader Ideology Founded Popular voteTemplate:Efn
PPS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Pirate Party [1] Jorgo Ananiadis Pirate politics, liberalism 2009 0.27% (2019)
SD/DS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Swiss Democrats [2] Dr. Michel Dupont, Christoph Spiess Right-wing, national conservatism 1961 0.13% (2019)
SLB/MSL style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Social Liberal Movement [3] Samuel Schmid Centre-right, social conservatism 2011 0.1% (2015)
LP/PL style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Libertarian Party [4] Martin Hartmann Libertarianism 2014 0.01% (2019)
FPS/PSL style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Freedom Party [5] Daniele Weber Right-wing, national liberalism 1984 n/a
HPS/PHS Swiss Humanist Party [6] Daniel Horowitz Humanist Movement 1984 n/a
KVP Catholic People's Party [7] Lukas Brühwiler-Frésey Catholic social teaching 1994 n/a
TPS/PSpA Template:Lang [8] Thomas Märki Animal rights 2010 0.15% (2015)
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Template:Lang [9] Lukas Harder Voluntary association of independent politicians formed for the 2011 elections; opposing party politics 2011 0.19% (2015)
Template:Lang [10] Germano Mattei Regionalism (Alpine Ticino) 2011 0.08% (2015)
Template:Lang [11] Alternative medicine 2011 0.06% (2015)
Template:Lang [12] Separation of church and state 2011 0.05% (2015)
Template:Lang [13] Eric Weber Right-wing populism (Basel-Stadt) 2002 0.03% (2015)
Template:Lang Template:Usurped Communism (Geneva) 2002 0.03% (2015)
Template:Lang [14] Jura separatism (Bernese Jura) 2011 0.03% (2015)
Template:Lang [15] Nicolas Rimoldi Right-Wing, Opponents of Covid-19 measures 2021 0.53% (2023)

Historical parties

Name Ideology Active Continued as
Christian Democratic People's Party Christian democracy, Social conservatism, Support for EU Bilateral Accords 1912–2020 merged to The Centre
Communist Party of Switzerland Communism 1921–1940 Swiss Party of Labour
Communist Party of Switzerland/Marxist–Leninists Communism 1969–1987 Libertarian Socialist Party
Communist Party Opposition Communism 1930–1935 Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Conservative Democratic Party Centre to Centre-right, Conservative liberalism 2008-2020 merged to The Centre
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Democratic Party Direct democracy 1860–1971 merged to Swiss People's Party
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) Conservatism, Agrarianism 1936–1971 merged to Swiss People's Party
Template:Lang Fascism 1940–1943
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP/PRD/PLR) Classical liberalism, Radicalism 1894–2009 merged to The Liberals
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS/PLS) Classical liberalism 1913–2009 merged to The Liberals
National Front Fascism/nationalism 1930s Template:Lang
National Movement of Switzerland (NBS) Nazism 1940–1941
National Union Fascism 1932–1940
Progressive Organizations of Switzerland (POCH) Communism 1969–1993
Republican Movement Right-wing populism, Christian right 1971–1989
Ring of Independents (LdU) Centrism 1936–1999
Swiss Nationalist Party Far-right, ethnic nationalism 2000–2022
Template:Lang (VPS) Neo-Nazism 1950s

Names in the national languages

Abbr. Party German French Italian Romansh
SVP/UDC width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Swiss People's Party Template:Lang (SVP) Template:Lang (UDC) Template:Lang (UDC) Template:Lang (PPS)
SP/PS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Social Democratic Party Template:Lang (SP) Template:Lang (PS) Template:Lang (PS) Template:Lang (PS)
FDP/PRD style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Free Democratic Party Template:Lang (FDP) Template:Lang (PRD) Template:Lang (PLR) Template:Lang (PLD)
Mitte/Centre width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | The Centre Template:Lang (DM) Template:Lang (LC) Template:Lang (AdC) Template:Lang (AdC)
GPS/PES style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Green Party Template:Lang (Template:Lang) Template:Lang (Template:Lang) Template:Lang (Template:Lang) Template:Lang (Template:Lang)
CSP/PCS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Christian Social Party Template:Lang (CSP) Template:Lang (PCS) Template:Lang (PCS) Template:Lang (PCS)
CVP/PDC style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Christian Democratic People's Party Template:Lang (CVP) Template:Lang (PDC) Template:Lang (PPD) Template:Lang (PCD)
BDP/PBD style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Conservative Democratic Party Template:Lang (BDP) Template:Lang (PBD) Template:Lang (PBD) Template:Lang (PBD)
EVP/PEV style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Evangelical People's Party Template:Lang (EVP) Template:Lang (PEV) Template:Lang (PE) Template:Lang (PEV)
FPS/PSL style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Freedom Party Template:Lang (FPS) Template:Lang (PSL) Template:Lang (PSL) Template:Lang (PSL)
LPS/PLS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Liberal Party Template:Lang (LPS) Template:Lang (PLS) Template:Lang (PLS) Template:Lang (PLC)
AL style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Alternative Left Template:Lang (AL) Template:Lang (LG) Template:Lang (LS) Template:Lang (AS)
SD/DS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Swiss Democrats Template:Lang (SD) Template:Lang (DS) Template:Lang (DS) Template:Lang (DS)
Lega style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Ticino League Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang
EDU/UDF style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Federal Democratic Union Template:Lang (EDU) Template:Lang (UDF) Template:Lang (UDF) Template:Lang (UDF)
PdA/PST style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Swiss Party of Labour Template:Lang (PdA) Template:Lang (PST-POP) Template:Lang (PC) Template:Lang (PdL)
GLP/PVL style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Green Liberal Party Template:Lang (GLP) Template:Lang (PVL) Template:Lang (PVL) Template:Lang (PVL)
MCG style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Geneva Citizens' Movement Template:Lang Template:Lang (MCG) Template:Lang
CSP OW style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Christian Social Party of Obwalden Template:Lang (CSP OW) Template:Lang
Sol style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Solidarity Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang
SLB/MSL style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Social Liberal Movement Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang
SD/DS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Swiss Democrats Template:Lang (SD) Template:Lang (DS) Template:Lang (DS) Template:Lang (DS)
FPS/PSL style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Freedom Party Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang
HPS/PHS Swiss Humanist Party Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang
KVP Catholic People's Party Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang
PPS style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Pirate Party Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang Template:Lang
TPS/PSpA Template:Lang Template:Lang (TPS) Template:Lang (PSpA) Template:Lang (PSpA) Template:Lang (PSA)
up! style="background-color: Template:Party color" | The Swiss Independence Party up! Template:Lang Template:Lang up! Switzerland

Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery

Relative importance

At the federal level

Overall

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See also

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

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