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Swiss People's Party
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| Abbreviation | SVP PPS UDC |
| President | Marcel Dettling |
| Members in Federal Council | Albert Rösti Guy Parmelin |
| Founded | 22 September 1971 |
| Merger of | |
| Headquarters | Brückfeldstrasse 18, 3001 Bern |
| Youth wing | Young SVP |
| Membership (2015) | 90,000[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[12] |
| European affiliation | None[note 1] |
| Colours | Green |
| Slogan | Swiss quality, the party of the middle class. |
| Federal Council | 2 / 7 |
| National Council | 62 / 200 |
| Council of States | 6 / 46 |
| Cantonal executives | 27 / 154 |
| Cantonal legislatures | 574 / 2,544 |
| Website | |
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The Swiss People's Party (German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; Romansh: Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (French: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; Italian: Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative[13][14] and right-wing populist[15] political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marcel Dettling, it is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 62 members of the National Council[16] and 6 of the Council of States.
The SVP originated in 1971 as a merger of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) and the Democratic Party, while the BGB, in turn, had been founded in the context of the emerging local farmers' parties in the late 1910s. The SVP initially did not enjoy any increased support beyond that of the BGB, retaining around 11% of the vote through the 1970s and 1980s. This changed however during the 1990s, when the party underwent deep structural and ideological changes under the influence of Christoph Blocher; the SVP then became the strongest party in Switzerland by the 2000s.[17]
In line with the changes fostered by Blocher, the party started to focus increasingly on issues such as Euroscepticism[18] and opposition to mass immigration.[19] Its vote share of 28.9% in the 2007 federal election was the highest vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland[20] until 2015, when it surpassed its own record with 29.4%.[21] Blocher's failure to win re-election as a Federal Councillor led to moderates within the party splitting to form the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP), which later merged with the Christian Democratic People's Party into The Centre. As of 2024[update], the party is the largest in the National Council with 62 seats. It has six seats in the Council of States.[22]
- ^ The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide. Federal Chancellery. 2015. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Skenderovic 2009, p. 124: "... and prefers to use terms such as 'national-conservative' or 'conservative-right' in defining the SVP. In particular, 'national-conservative' has gained prominence among the definitions used in Swiss research on the SVP.".
- ^ a b Geden 2006, p. 95.
- ^ [2][3]
- ^ Skenderovic 2009, pp. 9, 123–172.
- ^ Mazzoleni, Oskar (2007), "The Swiss People's Party and the Foreign and Security Policy Since the 1990s", Europe for the Europeans: The Foreign and Security Policy of the Populist Radical Right, Ashgate, p. 223, ISBN 9780754648512
- ^ Switzerland: Selected Issues (EPub). International Monetary Fund. 10 June 2005. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-4527-0409-8. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ [5][6][7]
- ^ Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (28 December 1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Aleks Szczerbiak; Paul Taggart (2008). Opposing Europe?: The Comparative Party Politics of Euroscepticism: Volume 2: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives. Oxford University Press. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-0-19-925835-2.
- ^ [9][10]
- ^
- "Political Parties". Swissinfo. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- Carlisle, Rodney (2005). Encyclopedia of Politics. Portland, OR: SAGE. p. 442. ISBN 9781412904094.
- Koltrowitz, Silke (23 September 2020). "Judge under fire from Swiss right-wing party wins re-election". Reuters. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
The Swiss parliament re-elected supreme court judge Yves Donzallaz on Wednesday after attempts by his right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) to oust him triggered a wave of protests.
- "Right-Wing Victory". Deutsche Welle. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
The right-wing People's Party (SVP) emerged as the victor in the Swiss elections, taking 29 percent of the vote.
- "Anti-immigration SVP wins Swiss election in big swing to right". BBC News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
The right-wing, anti-immigration Swiss People's Party (SVP) has won Switzerland's parliamentary election with a record 29.4% of the vote.
- ^ Skenderovic 2009, p. 124.
- ^ Daniel Kübler; Urs Scheuss; Philippe Rochat (2013). "The Metropolitan Bases of Political Cleavage in Switzerland". In Jefferey M. Sellers; Daniel Kübler; R. Alan Walks; Melanie Walter-Rogg (eds.). The Political Ecology of the Metropolis: Metropolitan Sources of Electoral Behaviour in Eleven Countries. ECPR Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-907301-44-5.
- ^ Bayer, Lili (19 October 2023). "Switzerland election: 'immigration and energy security' issues boost populist Swiss People's party, candidate says – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Election 2015 results in graphics". Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Cormon 2014, p. 46.
- ^ Alexandre Afonso. "What does the Swiss immigration vote mean for Britain and the European Union?". Political Studies Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Anti-immigration2015was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Record poll win for Swiss right". BBC News. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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SlideToRightwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Die Sitzordnung im Ständerat". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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