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This is a list of political parties in Switzerland.
Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners
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File:Entwicklung der Wähleranteile bei Nationalratswahlen 1919-2019.png, Composition of the National Council by political party, 1919–2019
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Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners
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This is a list of political parties in Switzerland.
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
has a multi-party system
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. Since 1959, the four largest parties
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have formed a coalition government
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, 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
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Political parties in Switzerland
Federal and cantonal parliaments
The following parties are represented either in the Swiss Federal Assembly as of March 2016 or in cantonal parliaments and executive councils. For their names in the 4 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:Minor parties
The following groups or parties are not represented at either the cantonal or national level (but may hold positions in municipal parliaments).Historical parties
Names in the national languages
Sources: The Swiss Federal ChancelleryRelative importance
At the federal level
Overall
See also
*Politics of Switzerland
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* List of political parties by country
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Notes
References
Bibliography
* Pierre Cormon,Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
Politics of Switzerland
Political parties
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
Political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...