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The FDP was the dominant party until the 1919 election, when the introduction of proportional representation led to a leap in the representation of the Social Democrats. 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 ...
The FDP opposes Swiss membership in the European Union, saying that Switzerland can only remain a world leader if it remains outside the EU. [20] It strongly supports the bilateral accords that Switzerland has with the EU, however. [21] In the 2001 referendum, the FDP campaigned against opening negotiations to join the EU. [22]
This is a list of political parties in Switzerland. ... Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP/PRD/PLR) Classical liberalism, Radicalism: 1894–2009
After the election, the Liberals and FDP founded a common caucus in the Federal Assembly. In June 2005, they strengthened their cooperation by founding the Radical and Liberal Union. [2] They finally merged on 1 January 2009 with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland to form the "FDP.The Liberals".
15 +2 FDP.The Liberals 11 −1 Social Democrats 9 0 Swiss People's 6 0 Greens 3 −2 Geneva Citizens' 1 +1 Green Liberals 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. National Council This article is part of a series on the Politics of Switzerland Constitution Human rights Federal Council Members (by seniority) Beat Jans Guy Parmelin Ignazio Cassis Viola Amherd ...
A member of FDP.The Liberals, Cassis was elected to the Federal Council on 20 September 2017 following the resignation of Didier Burkhalter. He has headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs since he took office. On 8 December 2021, Cassis was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2022. [1]
FDP.The Liberals: Neuchâtel: 167 Simonetta Sommaruga (born 1960) 1 January 2015 31 December 2015 Social Democratic Party: Bern: 168 Johann Schneider-Ammann (born 1952) 1 January 2016 31 December 2016 FDP.The Liberals: Bern: 169 Doris Leuthard (born 1963) 1 January 2017 31 December 2017 Christian Democratic People's Party: Aargau: 170 Alain ...
The current FTP/Liberal group (RL) was formed in 2003 out of the former FDP (R) and Liberal (L) groups; since the 2009 fusion of the Free Democratic and Liberal Parties, RL is once again a single-party group. In 2011, the CEg was disbanded, the Green Liberals formed their own parliamentary group (GL) and the three Christian parties formed the ...