The Centre (political party)
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The Centre (
History
The
The Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP) was founded on 1 November 2008 after moderate members of the Swiss People's Party (SVP), who supported the election of Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf over SVP leader Christoph Blocher to the Federal Council, were expelled by the national SVP and formed the new party.[8][9] It remained a regional party with strength in Bern, Glarus and Grisons, but little support elsewhere in the country.[10][11]
The parties had discussed a
Elections
In the 2019 Swiss federal election, the CVP tallied 11.6% of the vote for the National Council with 25 members, while the BDP won 2.4% and had three members. For elections to the Council of States, the CVP had 13 members. Combined, The Centre has 28 members in the National Council, placing it in a tie for fourth-largest in the lower house. It retains its status as the largest party in the upper house.
Election results
National Council
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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2023 | 359,075 | 14.06 (#4) | 29 / 200
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References
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- ^ "Switzerland". Europe Elects. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Europe Elects [@EuropeElects] (2 January 2021). "Switzerland: Yesterday, CVP (EPP) and BDP (*) merged" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Es ist entschieden: Die CVP beerdigt das "C" – jetzt peilt "Die Mitte" zwei Bundesratssitze an". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Federal councillors and their parties". Swiss Government. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Die CVP soll neu "Die Mitte" heissen" (in German). SRF. 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Assemblée du PDC: «Le Centre peut atteindre 20% et se renforcer à l'exécutif en 2027»". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Die BDP Schweiz wird am 1. November gegründet". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 30 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Profile - Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf". Reuters. 12 January 2012.
- ^ Nationalratswahlen: Kantonale Parteistärke, zusammengefasst nach Parteien (Kanton = 100%) (Report). Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Die CVP heisst ab 2021 «Die Mitte» – die Parteibasis gibt dem neuen Namen ihren Segen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 27 October 2020.
- ^ Adrian Arnold (26 October 2019). "CVP, EVP und BDP verhandeln - Ein neues starkes Mittebündnis?" (in German). SRF.
- ^ "Die CVP heisst endgültig "Die Mitte" – und fusioniert mit der BDP" (in German). SRF. 28 November 2020.
- Swissinfo(in German). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "BDP-Delegierte sagen Ja zum Zusammenschluss mit der CVP". Suedostschweiz (in German). 14 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Wientzek, Olaf (1 December 2020). "Historic day for Swiss Christian Democrats – Merger and Farewell to the "C"". Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ ""Die Mitte" statt CVP: Mitglieder wollen neuen Namen" (in German). SRF. 27 October 2020.
- ^ ""Die Mitte": Kantonalparteien dürften Mutterpartei folgen". Kath.ch (in German). 2 December 2020.