63 relations: Albert Meyer (politician), Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, Anti-clericalism, Azure (color), Bern, Bruno Hunziker, Camille Decoppet, Canton of Aargau, Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Geneva, Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Neuchâtel, Canton of Schaffhausen, Canton of Solothurn, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Zürich, Canton of Zug, Catholic Church, Centre-right politics, Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, Classical liberalism, Conservatism, Conservative liberalism, Ernst Brenner, FDP.The Liberals, Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Council (Switzerland), Federalism, Fritz Göttisheim, Fritz Honegger, Fulvio Pelli, Gerold Bührer, Johann Hirter, Johannes Stössel, Liberal International, Liberal Party of Switzerland, Liberalism, Liberalism and radicalism in Switzerland, List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland, List of political parties in Switzerland, Magic formula, Major party, National Council (Switzerland), Nello Celio, Paul Scherrer (politician), ..., Political spectrum, Proportional representation, Protestantism in Switzerland, Radicalism (historical), Restoration and Regeneration in Switzerland, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, Social liberalism, Sonderbund War, Swiss federal election, 2003, Swiss federal election, 2007, Swiss People's Party, Switzerland as a federal state, Yann Richter. Expand index (13 more) »
Albert Meyer (politician)
Albert Meyer (13 March 1870 – 22 October 1953) was a Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung (1915-1930) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-1938).
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Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party) is a European political party mainly active in the European Union, composed of 60 national-level liberal parties from across Europe.
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Anti-clericalism
Anti-clericalism is opposition to religious authority, typically in social or political matters.
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Azure (color)
Azure is a variation of blue that is often described as the color of the sky on a clear day.
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Bern
Bern or Berne (Bern, Bärn, Berne, Berna, Berna) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city".
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Bruno Hunziker
Bruno Hunziker (10 February 1930 in Winterthur – 27 March 2000 in Aarau) was a Swiss attorney, politician, and member of the Aargau canton and Swiss federal parliaments.
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Camille Decoppet
Camille Decoppet (4 June 1862, Suscévaz – 14 January 1925) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1912–1919).
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Canton of Aargau
The canton of Aargau (German: Kanton; sometimes anglicized Argovia; see also other names) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland.
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Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden
The canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden (in English sometimes Appenzell Inner-Rhodes) is the smallest canton of Switzerland by population and the second smallest by area, with canton of Basel-City being the smallest.
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Canton of Basel-Stadt
The canton of Basel-Stadt (Kanton Basel-Stadt, canton of Basel-City, canton de Bâle-Ville, Cantone di Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, and the smallest of the cantons by area.
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Canton of Bern
The canton of Bern (Bern, canton de Berne) is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population.
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Canton of Fribourg
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Friburg (canton de Fribourg, Freiburg) is located in western Switzerland.
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Canton of Geneva
The Republic and Canton of Geneva (République et canton de Genève; Rèpublica et canton de Geneva; Republik und Kanton Genf; Repubblica e Canton di Ginevra; Republica e chantun Genevra) is the French-speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France.
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Canton of Lucerne
The canton of Lucerne (Kanton Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Neuchâtel
The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (la République et Canton de Neuchâtel) is a canton of French-speaking western Switzerland.
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Canton of Schaffhausen
The canton of Schaffhausen, also canton of Schaffouse (Schaffhausen) is the northernmost canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Solothurn
The canton of Solothurn, also canton of Soleure (German) is a canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Ticino
The canton of Ticino, formally the Republic and Canton of Ticino (Repubblica e Cantone Ticino; Canton Tesin; Kanton Tessin; canton du Tessin, chantun dal Tessin) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland.
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Canton of Uri
The canton of Uri (German: Kanton) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation.
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Canton of Vaud
The canton of Vaud is the third largest of the Swiss cantons by population and fourth by size.
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Canton of Zürich
The canton of Zürich (Kanton) has a population (as of) of.
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Canton of Zug
The canton of Zug (also canton of Zoug; De-Zug.ogg) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.
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Centre-right politics
Centre-right politics or center-right politics (American English), also referred to as moderate-right politics, are politics that lean to the right of the left–right political spectrum, but are closer to the centre than other right-wing variants.
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Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz, CVP; Parti Démocrate-Chrétien, PDC; Partito Popolare Democratico, PPD; Partida cristiandemocratica Svizra, PCD) is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland.
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Classical liberalism
Classical liberalism is a political ideology and a branch of liberalism which advocates civil liberties under the rule of law with an emphasis on economic freedom.
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Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization.
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Conservative liberalism
Conservative liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or simply representing the right-wing of the liberal movement.
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Ernst Brenner
Ernst Brenner (9 December 1856 – 11 March 1911) was a Swiss politician.
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FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, PLD.Ils Liberals) is a liberal political party in Switzerland.
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Federal Assembly (Switzerland)
The Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung, Assemblée fédérale, Assemblea federale, Assamblea federala) is Switzerland's federal legislature.
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Federal Council (Switzerland)
The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective executive head of government and state of Switzerland.
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Federalism
Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government (the central or 'federal' government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system.
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Fritz Göttisheim
Christian Friedrich "Fritz" Göttisheim (28 March 1837 – 12 July 1896) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States (1891/1892).
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Fritz Honegger
Fritz Honegger (25 July 1917 – 4 March 1999) was a Swiss politician.
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Fulvio Pelli
Fulvio Pelli (born 26 January 1951) is a Swiss politician.
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Gerold Bührer
Gerold Bührer (born 23 June 1948) is a Swiss politician and member of the National Council (1991-2007).
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Johann Hirter
Johann Daniel Hirter (5 May 1855, Bern – 4 October 1926) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1905/06).
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Johannes Stössel
Johannes Stössel (8 May 1837, Bäretswil – 7 November 1919) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1884/1885).
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Liberal International
Liberal International (LI) is a political international federation for liberal political parties.
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Liberal Party of Switzerland
The Liberal Party of Switzerland (Liberale Partei der Schweiz, Parti liberal suisse, Partito Liberale Svizzero, Partida liberala svizra) was a party with economically liberal policies.
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Liberalism
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty and equality.
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Liberalism and radicalism in Switzerland
This article gives an overview of liberalism and radicalism in Switzerland.
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List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland
This is a list of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland.
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List of political parties in Switzerland
This is a list of political parties in Switzerland.
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Magic formula
In Swiss politics, the magic formula (Zauberformel, formule magique, formula magica) is an arithmetic formula for dividing the seven executive seats of the Federal Council between the four ruling parties.
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Major party
A major party is a political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party.
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National Council (Switzerland)
The National Council (Nationalrat, Conseil national, Consiglio nazionale, Cussegl naziunal) is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the upper house being the Council of States.
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Nello Celio
Nello Celio (12 February 1914 – 29 December 1995) was a Swiss politician representing Canton Ticino.
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Paul Scherrer (politician)
Paul Scherrer (20 April 1862 – 10 March 1935) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States (1907/1908).
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Political spectrum
A political spectrum is a system of classifying different political positions upon one or more geometric axes that symbolize independent political dimensions.
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Proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.
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Protestantism in Switzerland
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel (Johannes Oecolampadius), Bern (Berchtold Haller and Niklaus Manuel), St.
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Radicalism (historical)
The term "Radical" (from the Latin radix meaning root) during the late 18th-century and early 19th-century identified proponents of democratic reform, in what subsequently became the parliamentary Radical Movement.
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Restoration and Regeneration in Switzerland
The periods of Restoration and Regeneration in Swiss history last from 1814 to 1847.
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Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Swiss Socialist Party; Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz, SP; Parti socialiste suisse, PS; Partito Socialista Svizzero; Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland.
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Social liberalism
Social liberalism (also known as modern liberalism or egalitarian liberalism) is a political ideology and a variety of liberalism that endorses a market economy and the expansion of civil and political rights while also believing that the legitimate role of the government includes addressing economic and social issues such as poverty, health care and education.
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Sonderbund War
The Sonderbund War (Sonderbundskrieg) of November 1847 was a civil war in Switzerland, then still a relatively loose confederacy of cantons (states).
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Swiss federal election, 2003
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 19 October 2003.
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Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007.
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Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (Union démocratique du centre, UDC; Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Switzerland.
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Switzerland as a federal state
The rise of Switzerland as a federal state began on 12 September 1848, with the creation of a federal constitution in response to a 27-day civil war in Switzerland, the ''Sonderbundskrieg''.
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Yann Richter
Yann Richter-Du Pasquier (4 April 1928 Hauterive, Neuchâtel - 20 July 2008 Neuchâtel, Switzerland) was a Swiss politician who served as the first President of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP) from 1978 until 1984.
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Redirects here:
FDP (Switzerland), Free Minded Democratic Party of Switzerland, Free democratic party of switzerland, Free-Minded Democratic Party of Switzerland, Free-thinking Democratic Party of Switzerland, Freeminded Democratic Party of Switzerland, Freeminded Party of Switzerland, Freethinking Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party of Switzerland, Freisinnig Demokratische Partei, Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei, Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz, PLR (Switzerland), PRD (Switzerland), PRD Les Radicaux, Parti radical-democratique suisse, Parti radical-démocratique suisse, Partito Liberal-Radicale Svizzero, Partito Liberale-Radicale, Radical Democratic Party of Switzerland, Radical Free Democratic Party of Switzerland, Radical Liberal Party of Switzerland, Radical Party of Geneva.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland