This is a list of political parties in Switzerland.

Switzerland has a multi-party system. Since 1959, the four largest parties have formed a coalition government, according to a or "magic formula". This arithmetic formula divides the seven cabinet seats among representatives of the four largest parties.Pierre Cormon, Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners, Editions Slatkine, 2014, , p. 31–32

Political parties in Switzerland

Federal and cantonal parliaments

The following parties are represented in the Swiss Federal Assembly or cantonal parliaments and executive councils as of 2024. 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: For Swiss political party strength on the municipal level, see here:

PartyLeaderMain ideologyPosition Members in FederalCouncil Council ofStates NationalCouncil Cantonalexecutives Cantonallegislatures SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party Marco Chiesa National conservatism Right-wing 2 6 62 27 574 SP/PS Social Democratic Party Cédric WermuthMattea Meyer Social democracy Centre-left 2 9 41 28 442 FDP/PLR FDP.The Liberals Thierry Burkart Classical liberalism Centre tocentre-right 2 11 28 38 512 DM/LC/AdC The Centre Gerhard Pfister Christian democracy Centre tocentre-right 1 15 29 40 425 GPS/PES Green Party Balthasar Glättli Green politics Centre-leftto left-wing 0 3 23 7 249 GLP/PVL Green Liberal Party Jürg Grossen Green liberalism Centre 0 1 10 2 154 EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party Lilian Studer Christian democracy Centre 0 0 2 1 42 Lega Ticino League Attilio Bignasca Ticino regionalism Right-wing 0 0 1 2 14 CSP OW Christian Social Party of Obwalden Christian SchäliSepp Stalder Christian left Centre-left 0 0 0 1 6 PdA/PST/POP Swiss Party of Labour Norberto Crivelli Communism Left-wingto far-left 0 0 0 0 13 MCG Geneva Citizens' Movement Ana Roch Geneva regionalism Right-wing 0 1 2 0 14 SolSolidarity– Anti-capitalism Left-wingto far-left 0 0 0 1 0 EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union Hans Moser Right-wing populism Right-wing 0 0 2 0 21 CSP/PCS Christian Social Party Marius Achermann Christian left Centre-left 0 0 0 1 14 AL-ZH Alternative List – Socialism Left-wing 0 0 0 0 0 AL-BE Alternative Left Bern – Democratic socialism Left-wing 0 0 0 0 10 Total 7 46 200 154 2,544

Minor parties The following groups or parties are not represented at either the cantonal or national level (but may hold positions in municipal parliaments).

Abbr. Name W Leader Ideology Founded Popular vote RKP/PCR Revolutionary Communist Party Collective Leadership Communism, Marxism, Trotskyism 2023 SD/DS Swiss Democrats Dr. Michel Dupont, Christoph Spiess Right-wing, national conservatism 1961 0.13% (2019) SLB/MSL Social Liberal Movement Samuel Schmid Centre-right, social conservatism 2011 0.1% (2015) LP/PL Libertarian Party Martin Hartmann Libertarianism 2014 0.01% (2019) FPS/PSL Freedom Party Daniele Weber Right-wing, national liberalism 1984 n/a HPS/PHS Swiss Humanist Party Daniel Horowitz Humanist Movement 1984 n/a KVP Catholic People's Party Lukas Brühwiler-Frésey Catholic social teaching 1994 n/a TPS/PSpA Thomas Märki Animal rights 2010 0.15% (2015) Lukas Harder Voluntary association of independent politicians formed for the 2011 elections; opposing party politics 2011 0.19% (2015) Germano Mattei Regionalism (Alpine Ticino) 2011 0.08% (2015) Alternative medicine 2011 0.06% (2015) Separation of church and state 2011 0.05% (2015) Eric Weber Right-wing populism (Basel-Stadt) 2002 0.03% (2015) Jura separatism (Bernese Jura) 2011 0.03% (2015) Nicolas Rimoldi Right-Wing, Opponents of COVID-19 measures20210.53% (2023)

Historical parties

Name Ideology Active Continued as Christian Democratic People's Party Christian democracy, Social conservatism, Support for EU Bilateral Accords 1912–2020 merged to The Centre Communist Party of Switzerland Communism 1921–1940 Swiss Party of Labour Communist Party of Switzerland/Marxist–Leninists Communism 1969–1987 Libertarian Socialist Party Communist Party Opposition Communism 1930–1935 Social Democratic Party of Switzerland Conservative Democratic Party Centre to Centre-right, Conservative liberalism 2008–2020 merged to The Centre Democratic Party Direct democracy 1860–1971 merged to Swiss People's Party Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) Conservatism, Agrarianism 1936–1971 merged to Swiss People's Party Fascism 1940–1943 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP/PRD/PLR) Classical liberalism, Radicalism 1894–2009 merged to The Liberals Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS/PLS) Classical liberalism 1913–2009 merged to The Liberals National Front Fascism/nationalism 1930s National Movement of Switzerland (NBS) Nazism 1940–1941 National Union Fascism 1932–1940 Progressive Organizations of Switzerland (POCH) Communism 1969–1993 Republican Movement Right-wing populism, Christian right 1971–1989 Ring of Independents (LdU) Centrism 1936–1999 Communism (Geneva) 2002 0.03% (2015)Swiss Nationalist PartyFar-right, ethnic nationalism2000–2022 (VPS) Neo-Nazism 1950s

Names in the national languages

Abbr. Party German French Italian Romansh SVP/UDC Swiss People's Party (SVP) (UDC) (UDC) (PPS) SP/PS Social Democratic Party (SP) (PS) (PS) (PS) FDP/PRD Free Democratic Party (FDP) (PRD) (PLR) (PLD) Mitte/Centre The Centre (DM) (LC) (AdC) (AdC) GPS/PES Green Party () () () () CSP/PCS Christian Social Party (CSP) (PCS) (PCS) (PCS) CVP/PDC Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) (PDC) (PPD) (PCD) BDP/PBD Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (PBD) (PBD) (PBD) EVP/PEV Evangelical People's Party (EVP) (PEV) (PE) (PEV) FPS/PSL Freedom Party (FPS) (PSL) (PSL) (PSL) LPS/PLS Liberal Party (LPS) (PLS) (PLS) (PLC) AL Alternative Left (AL) (LG) (LS) (AS) SD/DS Swiss Democrats (SD) (DS) (DS) (DS) Lega Ticino League EDU/UDF Federal Democratic Union (EDU) (UDF) (UDF) (UDF) PdA/PST Swiss Party of Labour (PdA) (PST-POP) (PC) (PdL) GLP/PVL Green Liberal Party (GLP) (PVL) (PVL) (PVL) MCG Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG) CSP OW Christian Social Party of Obwalden (CSP OW) Sol Solidarity SLB/MSL Social Liberal Movement SD/DS Swiss Democrats (SD) (DS) (DS) (DS) FPS/PSL Freedom Party HPS/PHS Swiss Humanist Party KVP Catholic People's Party PPS Pirate Party TPS/PSpA (TPS) (PSpA) (PSpA) (PSA) up! The Swiss Independence Party up! up! Switzerland Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery

Relative importance

At the federal level

Overall

See also Politics of Switzerland List of political parties by country

Notes

References

Bibliography Pierre Cormon, Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners, Editions Slatkine, 2014.

External links Federal Chancellery