List of political parties in Switzerland

Template:Politics of 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.

The parties

Party   Members in Political
Abbr. Name W President F ¹ S ² N ³ Position
CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party 4 [1] (http://www.cvp.ch) Doris Leuthard 1 15 28 Centrist (christian-democratic); in the cantons, centre-left to centre-right
FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party 5 [2] (http://www.fdp.ch) Fulvio Pelli 2 14 36 Centre-right (liberal)
SPS/PSS Social Democratic Party [3] (http://www.sp-ps.ch) Hans-Jürg Fehr 2 9 52 Left (social-democratic)
SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party [4] (http://www.svp.ch) Ueli Maurer 2 8 55 Right (conservative)
CSP/PCS Christian Social Party [5] (http://www.pcs-csp.ch) Monika Bloch Süss 0 0 1 -
EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party [6] (http://www.evppev.ch) Ruedi Aeschbacher 0 0 3 Centre (christan-democratic)
FPS Freedom Party [7] (http://www.freiheits-partei.ch)   0 0 0 Strongly right (right-populist)
Greens Green Party [8] (http://www.gruene.ch) Ruth Genner 0 0 13 Left (green)
LPS/PLS Liberal Party [9] (http://www.liberal.ch) Claude Ruey 0 0 4 Centrist (liberal)
SD/DS Swiss Democrats     0 0 1 Strongly right (nationalist)
Lega Ticino League [10] (http://www.legaticinesi.ch) Giuliano Bignasca 0 0 1 Strongly right (regionally right-populist)
EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union [11] (http://www.edu-udf.ch/)   0 0 2 Strongly right (evangelical-conservative)
PdA/PST Swiss Labour Party 6     0 0 2 Strongly left (socialist)
AL Alternative List     0 0 1 Strongly left (green socialist)
Sol Solidarities     0 0 1 Strongly left (socialist)

Notes: ¹ Federal Council since 2004; ² Council of States, 2003; ³ National Council 2003 (members of party or caucus)4 Christan Democratic Party5 also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party;  </small>6</small> also renderend as Swiss Workers' Party</small>

Names in the national languages

Abbr.PartyGerman language nameFrenchItalianRomansh
CVP/PDCChristian Democratic People's PartyChristlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVPParti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse or PDCPartito Democratico-Cristiano Popolare Svizzero or PDCPartida Cristiandemocratica dalla Svizra or PCD
FDP/PRDFree Democratic Party ¹Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz or FDPParti radical-démocratique suisse or PRDPartito Liberal-Radicale Svizzero or PLR 
SPS/PSSSocial Democratic PartySozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SPSParti Socialiste Suisse or PSSPartito Socialista Svizzero or PSSPartida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS
SVP/UDCSwiss People's PartySchweizerische Volkspartei or SVPUnion Démocratique du Centre or UDCUnione Democratica del Centro or UDCUniun Democratica dal Center or UDC
CSP/PCSChristian Social PartyChristlich-soziale Partei or CSPParti chrétien-social or PCS- 
EVP/PEVEvangelical People's PartyEvangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz or EVPParti Evangelique Suisse or PEVPartito Evangelico Svizzero or PEV 
FPSFreedom PartyFreiheits-Partei der Schweiz or FPS   
GreensGreen PartyGrüne Partei der Schweiz or GrüneParti Ecologiste Suisse or Les VertsPartito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda
LPS/PLSLiberal PartyLiberale Partei der Schweiz or LPSParti liberal suisse or PLSPartito Liberale Svizzero or PLS 
SD/DSSwiss DemocratsSchweizer Demokraten or SDDémocrates Suisses or DSDemocratici Svizzeri or DS 
LegaTicino Leaguen/an/aLega dei Ticinesin/a
EDU/UDFFederal Democratic UnionEidgenössisch-Demokratische Union or EDUUnion Démocratique Fédérale or UDFUnione Democratica Federale or UDF 
PdA/PSTSwiss Labour PartyPartei der Arbeit der Schweiz or PdAdSParti suisse du travail or PSTPartito Svizzero del Lavoro or PSdL 
ALAlternative ListAlternative Liste   
Sol.Solidarities Solidarités  


¹ also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party

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