List of political parties in Switzerland
| Party | Members in | Political | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Name | W | President | F ¹ | S ² | N ³ | Position | |||
| CVP/PDC | Christian Democratic People's Party 4 | [1] | Doris Leuthard | 1 | 15 | 28 | Centre to Centre-left (christian-democratic) | |||
| FDP/PRD | Free Democratic Party 5 | [2] | Rolf Schweiger | 2 | 14 | 36 | Centre-right (liberal) | |||
| SPS/PSS | Social Democratic Party | [3] | Hans-Jürg Fehr | 2 | 9 | 52 | Left to Centre-Left (social-democratic) | |||
| SVP/UDC | Swiss People's Party | [4] | Ueli Maurer | 2 | 8 | 55 | Right (conservative) | |||
| EVP/PEV | Evangelical People's Party | [5] | Ruedi Aeschbacher | 0 | 0 | 3 | Centre (christan-democratic) | |||
| FPS | Freedom Party | [6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | Strongly right (right-populist) | ||||
| Greens | Green Party | [7] | Ruth Genner | 0 | 0 | 13 | Left (green) | |||
| LPS/PLS | Liberal Party | [8] | Claude Ruey | 0 | 0 | 4 | Right (liberal) | |||
| SD/DS | Party of Swiss Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | Strongly right (nationalist) | |||||
| Lega | Ticino League | [9] | Giuliano Bignasca | 0 | 0 | 1 | Strongly right (regionally right-populist) | |||
| EDU/UDF | Federal Democratic Union | [10] | 0 | 0 | 2 | Strongly right (evangelical-conservative) | ||||
| PdA/PST | Workers' Party 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Strongly left (socialist) | |||||
Notes: ¹ Federal Council since 2004; ² Council of States, 2003; ³ National Council 2003 (members of party or caucus)4 Christan Democratic Party; 5 also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party; 6 also renderend as Swiss Labour Party
Names in the national languages
| Abbr. | Party | German language name | French | Italian | Romansh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVP/PDC | Christian Democratic People's Party | Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP | Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse or PDC | Partito Democratico-Cristiano Popolare Svizzero or PDC | Partida Cristiandemocratica dalla Svizra or PCD |
| FDP/PRD | Free Democratic Party ¹ | Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz or FDP | Parti radical-démocratique suisse or PRD | Partito Liberal-Radicale Svizzero or PLR |   |
| SPS/PSS | Social Democratic Party | Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SPS | Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS | Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS | Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS |
| SVP/UDC | Swiss People's Party | Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP | Union Démocratique du Centre or UDC | Unione Democratica del Centro or UDC | Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC |
| EVP/PEV | Evangelical People's Party | Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz or EVP | Parti Evangelique Suisse or PEV | Partito Evangelico Svizzero or PEV |   |
| FPS | Freedom Party | Freiheits-Partei der Schweiz or FPS |   |   |   |
| Greens | Green Party | Grüne Partei der Schweiz or Grüne | Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts | Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi | Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda |
| LPS/PLS | Liberal Party | Liberale Partei der Schweiz or LPS | Parti liberal suisse or PLS | Partito Liberale Svizzero or PLS |   |
| SD/DS | Party of Swiss Democrats | Schweizer Demokraten or SD | Démocrates Suisses or DS | Democratici Svizzeri or DS |   |
| Lega | Ticino League | n/a | n/a | Lega dei Ticinesi | n/a |
| EDU/UDF | Federal Democratic Union | Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union or EDU | Union Démocratique Fédérale or UDF | Unione Democratica Federale or UDF |   |
| PdA/PST | Workers' Party | Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz or PdAdS | Parti suisse du travail or PST | Partito Svizzero del Lavoro or PSdL |   |
¹ also rendered as: Radical Democratic Party, Freethinking Democratic Party, Radical Free Democratic Party or Liberal Democratic Party