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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.
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 .
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).
From 1959 until 2004, the seven-seat cabinet had comprised 2 Free Democrats, 2 Christian Democrats, 2 Social Democrats, and 1 Swiss People's Party, but in 2004, the Swiss People's Party took one seat from the Christian Democrats. In 2008 the Conservative Democratic Party split from the SVP, taking both of their Federal Council seats with them ...
Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties usually follow a liberal democratic ideology, although they can vary widely from very progressive to far-right .
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 .
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.