Progressive Organizations of Switzerland
Progressive Organisations of Switzerland Progressive Organisationen der Schweiz Organisations progressistes de Suisse | |
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The Progressive Organisations of Switzerland (POCH; German: Progressive Organisationen der Schweiz; French: Organisations progressistes de Suisse) was a communist party founded in 1969. Most of its members were from a university background.
History of the POCH
TheIn 1977 many women's group split from the party to form the Organisation for the cause of women (German:Organisation für die Sache der Frau (OFRA)).
In 1987 the POCH distanced itself from
Basel-City disbanded in 1993, spawning in 1995 the Basel's strong alternative (German: Basels starke Alternative
).
Election results
National Council
| Election year | Vote % | No. of seats won | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1 | 0 / 200
|
new |
| 1975 | 1.0 | 0 / 200
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| 1979 | 1.7 | 2 / 200
|
 2
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| 1983 | 2.2 | 3 / 200
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1
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| 1987 | 1.3 | 3 / 200
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| 1991 | 0.2 | 0 / 147
|
 3
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| Source: Federal Statistical Office[1] | |||
See also
References
- ^ Manuela Ziegler: Progressive Organizations of Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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