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CH_PRTY - Switzerland: Party voted for in last election
For which party did you vote at the last federal elections in October 2015?
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/ CH: Information about the parties in Switzerland in ISSP 2019
The last national elections were in 2015; and the categories were adjusted accordingly. Compared to ISSP 2015, one party was added to the list: 'Solidarity'. Overall, there was no substantive change in the 2015 federal election. The Swiss People's Party has become more important. Left (Green Party) and right ecology (Green Liberal Party) have lost many votes. The far left recovered one seat (for the Solidarity party, which was added in the list). The fusion within the Liberals and the Radicals seems to have been achieved: there is no longer any mention of the old parties (which were kept in the list).
The Liberals (Right, conservative)
After some years of political alliance between the Radicals and the much smaller Liberal Party, in January 2009, they merged to form the new party 'FDP.The Liberals'. The former FDP was founded in 1894, growing out of the liberal, radical and democratic movements that dominated the first decades of the federal state. The Liberal Party as well has roots going back as far as in the 19th century and was developed mainly in French-speaking Switzerland. Very much like its precursors, 'FDP. The Liberals' relies on classical liberalism. It has two members in the Federal Council and 30 seats in the National Council. With a number of 130.000, it has by far the most members of all Swiss parties. FDP.The Liberals too, they form their own faction in the National Council and are assigned 11 seats in the Council of States.
Christian-Democratic People's Party (Centre-right, conservative)
This party has been founded by conservative Catholics, who lost the short civil war of 1847. Nevertheless, they are currently also present in Protestant cantons, with more eccentric positions. They claim for a social market economy. It is the second largest party in terms of membership, but the smallest of the four-party coalition governement. They form a faction of 31 seats with the Evangelical People's Party, in which they hold 28 seats. In the Council of States they are assigned 13 seats.
Social Democratic Party (Centre-left)
As a merge of several cantonal workers' parties, the socialist/ socialdemocratic Party has been founded in 1888. It is currently the most pro-european party in Switzerland. It ranks fourth in terms of membership, but the second biggest in terms of votes and seats (46) in the National Council. There, they form their own faction. In the Council of States they are represented with 11 seats.
Swiss People's Party (Right, conservative)
Founded in 1936 from an association of farmers and artisans, this party became more and more populist, especially its right wing. Since the 1990's, they adopted certain anti-foreigner positions from the far-right. Quite closely linked to the fact that they are represented by only one member in the Federal Council (government), they consider themselves as an opposition party. In terms of their share of total votes, they form the biggest Swiss party, while they are outreached by the Christian Democrats and the 'FDP.The Liberals' in terms of membership. The national elections of 2011 marked the end of a 20-year period of steady growth in their share of total votes with a climax of 28.9 % in the 2007 national elections. They form their own faction in an alliance with the Lega (2 Seats) and a resulting total of 56 seats in the National Council (total: 200 seats). In the Council of States they've gained 5 out of 46 seats.
Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (Centre-right)
The Conservative Democratic Party was created in November 2008 as a split of the Swiss People's Party. The Swiss People's Party (UDC, SVP) becoming more and more populist, a fraction of this party split from it, creating the more moderate 'Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland'. It has one Federal Councillor (Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf), 9 seats in the National Council and one in the Council of the States. They put forward conservative values and economic liberalism. This party is represented by its own faction in the national parliament.
Christian Social Party (Centre-left, liberal)
In 1997, merging cantonal groups have founded the Christian-social Party to create a new party on the national level. As opposed to other Christian parties, they are very liberal on societal issues such as abortion and homosexual partnerships. They share social democratic views on redistribution and take strong environmentalist positions, why they may be labelled a 'leftist Christian party'. After 2011 elections, they hold no seats in national parliaments.
Swiss labour party (Far left)
This party was founded in 1944 by the illegal Communist Party of Switzerland. In 2011, they lost their only seat in the parliament and are no longer represented.
Green party (Left, centre left)
Born from the environmental movement, this party was found in 1983 and gained strength throughout the 1980s. It is the strongest party not represented in the national executive government. They currently hold 15 seats in the national parliament and form their own faction. In the Council of States they are represented with 2 seats.
Green liberal party (Centre, liberal)
Founded in 2007, they immediately won a seat in the Council of the states and three in the national council. Since then, they successfully expanded in the cantonal elections. Sharing the idea of environmentalism with the Green Party, its party program differs strongly with respect to regulation of the economy. It aims to combine moderate economic liberalism, liberalism on civil liberties and environmental sustainability. They represent 12 seats in the National Council and form their own faction.
Swiss democrats (Far right)
Founded in 1975 as a split from the Evangelical People's Party. Beyond their social conservatism and christian values, they are eurosceptic and support strong anti-foreigner positions. No more in the national parliament since end 2007 (where they held one seat in the council of the states).
Federal Democratic Union (Far right)
The Christian, national-conservative Federal Democratic Union lost their only seat in parliament in the 2011 elections, while they won two seats in the 2003-election and one in 2007. They stand for value-oriented, biblical positions and strongly refuse European integration of Switzerland.
Evangelical People's Party (Centre)
Founded in 1919, this small protestant party stands rather centre-left on some issues (redistribution, education, immigration, environment), but is conservative on others (abortion, family, euthanasia). The economic position is centrist. Alliance with the Christian Democrats, being in the same faction at the national level.
Ticino League (Far right)
Founded in 1991, this populist party refers to the model of the Italian Lega Lombarda. It defends national conservative and isolationist positions and is one of the major parties in the Canton Ticino. With their two seats in the National Council they belong to the Swiss People's Party faction.
Movement of the Citizens of French-speaking Switzerland (Far right)
In 2005, a member of the Swiss People's Party and a former member of the Liberal Party founded the (local) patriotic protest party 'Mouvement des Citoyens Genevois'. After their first appearance in national elections in 2007 in the canton of Geneva, in 2011 they participated also in the canton of Vaud. They bring forward anti-foreigner positions, especially against frontier workers from France. Contrarily, they take traditionally leftist stances in social welfare discourses. They are represented by one seat in the National Parliament, without belonging to a faction.
Solidarity (Far left)
Solidarity is an anticapitalist, ecologist and feminist party, present in French-speaking Switzerland, in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Fribourg, as well as in the German Swiss canton of Basel. Solidarity refers to the anticapitalist, ecologist and feminist left. The organization advocates a revolutionary transformation of the society based on socialist bases and democratic values. The party invests a lot into social movements; its members militate actively in labor unions, in diverse associations of the labor movement, in anti-globalization movement and are active in many other activities in relation with the class struggle. In Switzerland, Solidarity is a party associated with the Labour party (POP-PST).
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