List of political parties in Switzerland
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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 {{#invoke:Lang|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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="KantonsregierungenBfS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="KantonsparlamenteBfS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For their names in the four national languages of Switzerland, see #Names in the national languages below.
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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 | lang}} | [8] | Thomas Märki | Animal rights | 2010 | 0.15% (2015) | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | lang}} | [9] | Lukas Harder | Voluntary association of independent politicians formed for the 2011 elections; opposing party politics | 2011 | 0.19% (2015) | |
| lang}} | [10] | Germano Mattei | Regionalism (Alpine Ticino) | 2011 | 0.08% (2015) | ||
| lang}} | [11] | Alternative medicine | 2011 | 0.06% (2015) | |||
| lang}} | [12] | Separation of church and state | 2011 | 0.05% (2015) | |||
| lang}} | [13] | Eric Weber | Right-wing populism (Basel-Stadt) | 2002 | 0.03% (2015) | ||
| lang}} | Template:Usurped | Communism (Geneva) | 2002 | 0.03% (2015) | |||
| lang}} | [14] | Jura separatism (Bernese Jura) | 2011 | 0.03% (2015) | |||
| lang}} | [15] | Nicolas Rimoldi | Right-Wing, Opponents of Covid-19 measures | 2021 | 0.53% (2023) | ||
Historical parties
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 | lang}} (SVP) | lang}} (UDC) | lang}} (UDC) | lang}} (PPS) |
| SP/PS | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | lang}} (SP) | lang}} (PS) | lang}} (PS) | lang}} (PS) |
| FDP/PRD | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | lang}} (FDP) | lang}} (PRD) | lang}} (PLR) | lang}} (PLD) |
| Mitte/Centre | width="5px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | The Centre | lang}} (DM) | lang}} (LC) | lang}} (AdC) | lang}} (AdC) |
| GPS/PES | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Green Party | lang}} ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) | lang}} ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) | lang}} ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) | lang}} ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) |
| CSP/PCS | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Christian Social Party | lang}} (CSP) | lang}} (PCS) | lang}} (PCS) | lang}} (PCS) |
| CVP/PDC | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Christian Democratic People's Party | lang}} (CVP) | lang}} (PDC) | lang}} (PPD) | lang}} (PCD) |
| BDP/PBD | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Conservative Democratic Party | lang}} (BDP) | lang}} (PBD) | lang}} (PBD) | lang}} (PBD) |
| EVP/PEV | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | lang}} (EVP) | lang}} (PEV) | lang}} (PE) | lang}} (PEV) |
| FPS/PSL | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Freedom Party | lang}} (FPS) | lang}} (PSL) | lang}} (PSL) | lang}} (PSL) |
| LPS/PLS | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | lang}} (LPS) | lang}} (PLS) | lang}} (PLS) | lang}} (PLC) |
| AL | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Alternative Left | lang}} (AL) | lang}} (LG) | lang}} (LS) | lang}} (AS) |
| SD/DS | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Swiss Democrats | lang}} (SD) | lang}} (DS) | lang}} (DS) | lang}} (DS) |
| Lega | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Ticino League | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} |
| EDU/UDF | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Federal Democratic Union | lang}} (EDU) | lang}} (UDF) | lang}} (UDF) | lang}} (UDF) |
| PdA/PST | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | lang}} (PdA) | lang}} (PST-POP) | lang}} (PC) | lang}} (PdL) |
| GLP/PVL | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Green Liberal Party | lang}} (GLP) | lang}} (PVL) | lang}} (PVL) | lang}} (PVL) |
| MCG | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Geneva Citizens' Movement | lang}} | lang}} (MCG) | lang}} | |
| CSP OW | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Christian Social Party of Obwalden | lang}} (CSP OW) | lang}} | ||
| Sol | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Solidarity | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} |
| SLB/MSL | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Social Liberal Movement | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | |
| SD/DS | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Swiss Democrats | lang}} (SD) | lang}} (DS) | lang}} (DS) | lang}} (DS) |
| FPS/PSL | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Freedom Party | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} |
| HPS/PHS | Swiss Humanist Party | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | |
| KVP | Catholic People's Party | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | |
| PPS | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Pirate Party | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} | lang}} |
| TPS/PSpA | lang}} | lang}} (TPS) | lang}} (PSpA) | lang}} (PSpA) | lang}} (PSA) | |
| up! | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | The Swiss Independence Party up! | lang}} | lang}} | up! Switzerland | |
Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery
Relative importance
At the federal level
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Composition of the National Council by political party, 1919–2023 -
Composition of the Federal Council by political party, 1919–2017
Overall
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
- Pierre Cormon, Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners, Editions Slatkine, 2014. Template:ISBN
External links
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