Political Parties in Switzerland - Historical Parties

Historical Parties

Name Ideology Active Continued as
Communist Party of Switzerland Communism 1921–1940 Partei der Arbeit
Communist Party of Switzerland/Marxist–Leninists Communism 1969–1987 Libertarian Socialist Party
Communist Party Opposition Communism 1930–1925 Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Democratic Party Direct democracy 1860–1971 Swiss People's Party
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) Centrism, Agrarianism 1936–1971 Swiss People's Party
Eidgenössische Sammlung Fascism/nationalism 1940–1943
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP/PRD/PLR) Classical liberalism, Radicalism 1894–2009 FDP.The Liberals
Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS/PLS) Classical liberalism 1913–2009 FDP.The Liberals
National Front Fascism/nationalism 1930s Eidgenössische Sammlung
National Movement of Switzerland (NBS) Nazism 1940–1941
National Union Fascism/nationalism 1932–1940
Progressive Organizations of Switzerland (POCH) Communism 1969–1993
Ring of Independents (LdU) Centrism 1936–1999
Volkspartei der Schweiz (VPS) Neo-Nazism 1950s

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