Liberal Party of Switzerland
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Liberal Party of Switzerland European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | |
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| International affiliation | Liberal International |
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The Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: Liberale Partei der Schweiz, French: Parti libéral suisse,
FDP.The Liberals
.
It was strongest in the Protestant
Vaud and Neuchâtel. In contrast, the ideologically similar FDP was successful nationwide. The Liberal Party was a member of Liberal International
.
History
In the 2003
Swiss Federal Council
, the government's cabinet.
After the election, the Liberals and FDP founded a common caucus in the
FDP.The Liberals
".
Presidents
- 1981–1985 Lukas Burckhardt, Basel
- 1985–1989 Gilbert Coutau, Geneva
- 1989–1993 Claude Bonnard, Vaud
- 1993–1997 François Jeanneret, Vaud
- 1997–2002 Jacques-Simon Eggly, Geneva
- 2002–2008 Claude Ruey, Vaud
- 2008–2009 Pierre Weiss, Geneva
See also
- Liberalism and radicalism in Switzerland
References
- ^ New alliance counters left-right polarisation, swissinfo.org
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