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[2] [3] [4] 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: [ 5 ] For Swiss political party strength on the municipal level , see here: [ 6 ]
The Liberal-Radicals', Italian: PLR. I Liberali Radicali, Romansh: PLD. Ils Liberals) is a liberal [8] [9] political party in Switzerland. The party was formed on 1 January 2009, after two parties, the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) and the smaller Liberal Party (LPS/PLS), united.
This is an alphabetical list of towns or cities (these English terms can be used interchangeably, as there is no official differentiation), which follows the FSO's definition (German: Statistische Städte 2012, French: Villes statistiques 2012), as well as places with historic town rights (h) and/or market towns (m).
Districts of Switzerland are a political subdivision for cantons. In the federally constituted Switzerland , each canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore, there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality , loosely termed districts .
Municipalities of Switzerland Municipality Canton; Aadorf: Thurgau Aarau: Aargau Aarberg: Bern Aarburg: Aargau Aarwangen: Bern Abtwil: Aargau Aclens: Vaud Acquarossa
Both the major Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz/Parti Radical-Démocratique Suisse, member LI, ALDE Party) and the minor Liberal Party of Switzerland (Liberale Partei der Schweiz/Parti Libéral Suisse, member LI) were right-of-center liberal parties that merged into FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die ...
This is a list of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland. Each canton has a democratically elected cantonal legislature, as well as elected members of the Federal Assembly . The cantonal legislatures are elected for four years, except in Fribourg , Vaud , Geneva and Jura , which elect their legislatures for five years.
In 1959, the Free Democrats joined the other major parties in agreeing the 'magic formula' to divide up the seats of the Federal Council, with the FDP permanently receiving two of the seven seats. After the 2003 elections , lawmakers of FDP and Liberal Party formed a common parliamentary group in the Federal Assembly .