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SWITZERLAND’S MAJOR EIGHT POLITICAL PARTIES:-
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Social Democratic Party (SP) Conservative party Radical party Peasant’s party Free Democratic Party (FDP) Swiss People's Party (SVP Christian Democratic Party (CVP) The Greens
Political parties Whenever a group of persons seeks to acquire political power by collective action, there a political party comes into being. In every modern democracy the will of the people is represented by elected of parliament. These representatives organize themselves in political parties. Parties do play a central role in the process of creating and negotiating working solutions for public affairs. The number of parties in the state maybe one two or many.A political party is made of five elements that is , principles, programme, leadership and government power. Political parties are essential for democracy. It gives political education to people.It makes representative government stable and responsible.
Ideological or Ethnic Parties The political parties in Europe and North America are basically oriented according to ideological and social (class) criteria. Their platforms reflect different views on how society could work at its best and different interests (entrepreneurs, farmers, workers ). As long as everybody - party leaders as well as the electorate - is aware of these basic facts and if the interests of parties and of parliament are made transparent to the electorate in some detail, democracy will work fairly well. On the other hand there are many countries where the political parties deliminate with respect to ethnic or religious groups. There is no doubt that belonging to an ethnic or religious group is one of the strongest and most binding feelings human beings are capable of. Cultures important for orientation and it will always be based on some traditions. But history shows that these strong feelings of belonging have often been
abused by individuals (leaders) to gain power and wealth on cost of the very people that trust them as ethnical or religious leaders. As belonging to an ethnic group cannot be chosen and belonging to a religious group is in most cases determined by family tradition, many people will not ask themselves why they belong to an ethnic and/or religious group. As a consequence, it is almost inevitable that the interests of party leaders become quite hazy behind strong ethnic or religious party labels. Modern democracy is not compatible to any cultural tradition, not even to the European tradition. It just works despite all traditions. Major Ideological Positions When trying to describe the ideological positions of parties in western democracies, one should always be aware that the same term does have slightly different notions in different countries. 1. Social Democrats: Equality The social-democratic parties aim at balancing the interests of the different social classes (workers, entrepreneurs). Western European social democrats do fully accept the basic principles of the capitalistic economic system with privately owned companies and market economy (in contrast to communists). They do however plead for clear political guidelines and rules in economy and they think that in some areas (especially concerning basic needs) competition is not the best way to ensure quality of service at an affordable price for the majority of the population. Therefore they favor nationalization of railway, electricity and water networks as well as postal services and a strong position of democratically (instead of financially) controlled news services (especially public radio and television). Further they demand for extensive social security systems (public insurance for the aged, handicapped, ill) and for good public schools free of charge. Equality is the basic ideal of social democrats. 2. Liberals (Free Democrats): Liberty and competition The ideology of the liberal parties is based on a very positive view of individual capabilities and potentials. They think that society is best served if every individual is allowed to realize his or her ideas with as few restrictions set by politics as possible. In the tradition of the British philosopher Adam Smith they do not only accept markets and competition, they believe in the absolute effectiveness of competition and liberalized markets for the well-being of all. They assume that really free markets will correct all possible negative effects of selfishness even without (and even better than with) political guidelines. Consequently they plead for slim legislation, low taxes and minimal state activity. Liberals believe that poverty and unemployment are caused by individual laziness. So they want to keep social security unattractive, and hope that everybody will
strive to get along based on his/her own initiative. Liberty and competition are the basic ideals of liberals. 3. Conservatives: Moral Conservative parties are firmly rooted in religious and/or national traditions. They think that respecting specific values and traditional moral rules is not really a matter of personal choice but indispensable for society. They esteem authority and integrity and they fear that too much individual freedom will have disastrous effects for society as a whole. Moral and tradition are the basic ideals of conservatives. Continental European conservatives (especially in , Austria, Italy and Switzerland) do explicitly declare themselves as Christian parties and show at least some sympathy for the idea that the state should help the weaker of society. In this they favor a more patronizing attitude than the social democrats, however. British and US conservatives (Tories, Republicans) appear to be dedicated even more strongly to moral values than continental European conservatives in questions of individual behavior (for example abortion, homosexuality). On the other hand, Republicans favor more economic liberty than continental European Christian Democrats. 4. Greens / Environmentalists: Harmony The environmentalists are a relatively young political movement that emerged in the 1970's. After the World War II, society concentrated on the reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure, on stable economic growth and on improving social security. For a long period nobody noticed the long-term effects of ever-increasing economic activity on the environment and health. The greens, rooted in the students' protest movement of 1968 contributed to a new consciousness for environmental problems. Today the platforms of the greens in Europe are fairly similar to those of the social democrats, but the greens are more individualistic and they do have certain mistrust towards established institutions (including the state and big state-owned companies). The basic ideal of the environmentalists is harmony between human beings and with nature. SALIENT FEATURES:-
List of political parties in Switzerland Below is a list of political parties in Switzerland. Switzerland has a multi-party system. Since 1959, the four largest parties have formed coalition, according to a "Zauberformel" or "magic formula". This arithmetic formula divides the seven cabinet seats among representatives of the four largest parties.
The parties:Party
Abbr.
SVP/UDC
SP/PS
FDP/PRD
Name
Website
Leader
in
Political Position
FC ¹ CS ² NC ³
(Ideology)
Toni Brunner 1
6
58
Right-wing populism, National conservatism
Social Democratic [2] Party
Christian Levrat
2
9
42
Centre-left, Social democracy
Free Democratic [3][4] Party 5
Fulvio Pelli
2
12
31
Centre-right, Liberalism
Christophe Darbellay
1
15
31
Centrism, Christian democracy
Swiss People's Party
Christian CVP/PDC/PPD Democratic People's Party 4
[1]
[5][6]
Conservative Democratic Party [7] of Switzerland
Hans Grunder 1
1
5
Conservatism, Economic liberalism
GPS
Green Party
[8]
Ueli Leuenberger
0
2
20
Centre-left, Green politics
GLP
Green Liberal Party
[9]
Martin Bäumle
0
1
3
Centrism, Green liberalism
EVP/PEV
Evangelical People's Party
[10]
Ruedi 0 Aeschbacher
0
2
Centrism, Christian democracy
CSP/PCS
Christian Social
[11]
Monika Bloch 0
0
1
Centre-left, Christian
BDP/PBD
Party
Süss
Federal [12] Democratic Union
Hans Moser
0
0
1
Right-wing, Evangelicalism
Lega
Ticino League
[13]
Giuliano Bignasca
0
0
1
Right-wing, Regionalism (TI)
PdA/PST
Swiss Party of Labour 6
[14]
Nelly Buntschu
0
0
1
Communism
AL
Alternative List
[15]
0
0
0
Eco-socialism
FPS
Freedom Party
[16]
Peter Commarmot
0
0
0
Far-right, Nationalism
PPS
Pirate Party
[17]
Denis Simonet
Bernhard Hess 0
0
0
Far-right, Nationalism
0
0
0
Democratic socialism
0
0
0
Right-wing, Regionalism (GE)
7
46
200
EDU/UDF
SD/DS
Sol
MCG
Swiss Democrats [18]
Solidarities
Mouvement [19] citoyens genevois
Total
Éric Stauffer
democracy
Political parties in Switzerland :Major parties
Swiss People's Party · Social Democratic Party · Free Democratic Party · Christian Democratic People's Party ·
Minor parties
Alternative List · Conservative Democratic Party · Christian Social Party · Federal Democratic Union · Green L Party· Evangelical People's Party · Freedom Party · Ticino League · Liberal Party · Swiss Party of Labour · Sw Democrats ·solidarities · Pirate Party
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Social Democratic Party (SP) Conservative party Radical party Peasant’s party Free Democratic Party (FDP) Swiss People's Party (SVP Christian Democratic Party (CVP) The Greens
Political parties Whenever a group of persons seeks to acquire political power by collective action, there a political party comes into being. In every modern democracy the will of the people is represented by elected of parliament. These representatives organize themselves in political parties. Parties do play a central role in the process of creating and negotiating working solutions for public affairs. The number of parties in the state maybe one two or many.A political party is made of five elements that is , principles, programme, leadership and government power. Political parties are essential for democracy. It gives political education to people.It makes representative government stable and responsible.
Ideological or Ethnic Parties The political parties in Europe and North America are basically oriented according to ideological and social (class) criteria. Their platforms reflect different views on how society could work at its best and different interests (entrepreneurs, farmers, workers ). As long as everybody - party leaders as well as the electorate - is aware of these basic facts and if the interests of parties and of parliament are made transparent to the electorate in some detail, democracy will work fairly well. On the other hand there are many countries where the political parties deliminate with respect to ethnic or religious groups. There is no doubt that belonging to an ethnic or religious group is one of the strongest and most binding feelings human beings are capable of. Cultures important for orientation and it will always be based on some traditions. But history shows that these strong feelings of belonging have often been
abused by individuals (leaders) to gain power and wealth on cost of the very people that trust them as ethnical or religious leaders. As belonging to an ethnic group cannot be chosen and belonging to a religious group is in most cases determined by family tradition, many people will not ask themselves why they belong to an ethnic and/or religious group. As a consequence, it is almost inevitable that the interests of party leaders become quite hazy behind strong ethnic or religious party labels. Modern democracy is not compatible to any cultural tradition, not even to the European tradition. It just works despite all traditions. Major Ideological Positions When trying to describe the ideological positions of parties in western democracies, one should always be aware that the same term does have slightly different notions in different countries. 1. Social Democrats: Equality The social-democratic parties aim at balancing the interests of the different social classes (workers, entrepreneurs). Western European social democrats do fully accept the basic principles of the capitalistic economic system with privately owned companies and market economy (in contrast to communists). They do however plead for clear political guidelines and rules in economy and they think that in some areas (especially concerning basic needs) competition is not the best way to ensure quality of service at an affordable price for the majority of the population. Therefore they favor nationalization of railway, electricity and water networks as well as postal services and a strong position of democratically (instead of financially) controlled news services (especially public radio and television). Further they demand for extensive social security systems (public insurance for the aged, handicapped, ill) and for good public schools free of charge. Equality is the basic ideal of social democrats. 2. Liberals (Free Democrats): Liberty and competition The ideology of the liberal parties is based on a very positive view of individual capabilities and potentials. They think that society is best served if every individual is allowed to realize his or her ideas with as few restrictions set by politics as possible. In the tradition of the British philosopher Adam Smith they do not only accept markets and competition, they believe in the absolute effectiveness of competition and liberalized markets for the well-being of all. They assume that really free markets will correct all possible negative effects of selfishness even without (and even better than with) political guidelines. Consequently they plead for slim legislation, low taxes and minimal state activity. Liberals believe that poverty and unemployment are caused by individual laziness. So they want to keep social security unattractive, and hope that everybody will
strive to get along based on his/her own initiative. Liberty and competition are the basic ideals of liberals. 3. Conservatives: Moral Conservative parties are firmly rooted in religious and/or national traditions. They think that respecting specific values and traditional moral rules is not really a matter of personal choice but indispensable for society. They esteem authority and integrity and they fear that too much individual freedom will have disastrous effects for society as a whole. Moral and tradition are the basic ideals of conservatives. Continental European conservatives (especially in , Austria, Italy and Switzerland) do explicitly declare themselves as Christian parties and show at least some sympathy for the idea that the state should help the weaker of society. In this they favor a more patronizing attitude than the social democrats, however. British and US conservatives (Tories, Republicans) appear to be dedicated even more strongly to moral values than continental European conservatives in questions of individual behavior (for example abortion, homosexuality). On the other hand, Republicans favor more economic liberty than continental European Christian Democrats. 4. Greens / Environmentalists: Harmony The environmentalists are a relatively young political movement that emerged in the 1970's. After the World War II, society concentrated on the reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure, on stable economic growth and on improving social security. For a long period nobody noticed the long-term effects of ever-increasing economic activity on the environment and health. The greens, rooted in the students' protest movement of 1968 contributed to a new consciousness for environmental problems. Today the platforms of the greens in Europe are fairly similar to those of the social democrats, but the greens are more individualistic and they do have certain mistrust towards established institutions (including the state and big state-owned companies). The basic ideal of the environmentalists is harmony between human beings and with nature. SALIENT FEATURES:-
List of political parties in Switzerland Below is a list of political parties in Switzerland. Switzerland has a multi-party system. Since 1959, the four largest parties have formed coalition, according to a "Zauberformel" or "magic formula". This arithmetic formula divides the seven cabinet seats among representatives of the four largest parties.
The parties:Party
Abbr.
SVP/UDC
SP/PS
FDP/PRD
Name
Website
Leader
in
Political Position
FC ¹ CS ² NC ³
(Ideology)
Toni Brunner 1
6
58
Right-wing populism, National conservatism
Social Democratic [2] Party
Christian Levrat
2
9
42
Centre-left, Social democracy
Free Democratic [3][4] Party 5
Fulvio Pelli
2
12
31
Centre-right, Liberalism
Christophe Darbellay
1
15
31
Centrism, Christian democracy
Swiss People's Party
Christian CVP/PDC/PPD Democratic People's Party 4
[1]
[5][6]
Conservative Democratic Party [7] of Switzerland
Hans Grunder 1
1
5
Conservatism, Economic liberalism
GPS
Green Party
[8]
Ueli Leuenberger
0
2
20
Centre-left, Green politics
GLP
Green Liberal Party
[9]
Martin Bäumle
0
1
3
Centrism, Green liberalism
EVP/PEV
Evangelical People's Party
[10]
Ruedi 0 Aeschbacher
0
2
Centrism, Christian democracy
CSP/PCS
Christian Social
[11]
Monika Bloch 0
0
1
Centre-left, Christian
BDP/PBD
Party
Süss
Federal [12] Democratic Union
Hans Moser
0
0
1
Right-wing, Evangelicalism
Lega
Ticino League
[13]
Giuliano Bignasca
0
0
1
Right-wing, Regionalism (TI)
PdA/PST
Swiss Party of Labour 6
[14]
Nelly Buntschu
0
0
1
Communism
AL
Alternative List
[15]
0
0
0
Eco-socialism
FPS
Freedom Party
[16]
Peter Commarmot
0
0
0
Far-right, Nationalism
PPS
Pirate Party
[17]
Denis Simonet
Bernhard Hess 0
0
0
Far-right, Nationalism
0
0
0
Democratic socialism
0
0
0
Right-wing, Regionalism (GE)
7
46
200
EDU/UDF
SD/DS
Sol
MCG
Swiss Democrats [18]
Solidarities
Mouvement [19] citoyens genevois
Total
Éric Stauffer
democracy
Political parties in Switzerland :Major parties
Swiss People's Party · Social Democratic Party · Free Democratic Party · Christian Democratic People's Party ·
Minor parties
Alternative List · Conservative Democratic Party · Christian Social Party · Federal Democratic Union · Green L Party· Evangelical People's Party · Freedom Party · Ticino League · Liberal Party · Swiss Party of Labour · Sw Democrats ·solidarities · Pirate Party
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