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기독교민주인민당" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partai_Rakyat_Demokratik_Kristen_Swiss" title="Partai Rakyat Demokratik Kristen Swiss – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Partai Rakyat Demokratik Kristen Swiss" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partito_Popolare_Democratico_(Svizzera)" title="Partito Popolare Democratico (Svizzera) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Partito Popolare Democratico (Svizzera)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la 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class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Member in Federal Council</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Viola_Amherd" title="Viola Amherd">Viola Amherd</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">22 April 1912</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">31 December 2020</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Merged into</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/The_Centre_(political_party)" title="The Centre (political party)">The Centre</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Hirschengraben 9 <br /> CH-3011 <a href="/wiki/Bern" 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href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz</i>, CVP), also called the <b>Christian Democratic Party</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Parti démocrate-chrétien</i>, PDC), <b>Democratic People's Party</b> (<a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Partito Popolare Democratico</i>, PPD) and <b>Swiss Christian Democratic Party</b> (<a href="/wiki/Romansh_language" title="Romansh language">Romansh</a>: <i lang="rm"><span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it merged with the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland">Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland</a> (BDP/PBD) to form <a href="/wiki/The_Centre_(political_party)" title="The Centre (political party)">The Centre</a>, which now operates at the federal level. The Christian Democratic People's Party will continue to exist at the cantonal level as individual local and regional parties determine their status. Its 28 seats in the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_(Switzerland)" title="National Council (Switzerland)">National Council</a> and 13 seats in the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_States_(Switzerland)" title="Council of States (Switzerland)">Council of States</a> were transferred to the new party, as was its sole seat on the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Federal Council</a>, held by <a href="/wiki/Viola_Amherd" title="Viola Amherd">Viola Amherd</a>. </p><p>The party was founded as the <b>Catholic Conservative Party</b> in 1912. It peaked in the 1950s, having three members of the Federal Council (1954–1958) before agreeing to the <a href="/wiki/Magic_formula_(Swiss_politics)" title="Magic formula (Swiss politics)">magic formula</a>. It adopted its current name in 1970. From <a href="/wiki/1979_Swiss_federal_election" title="1979 Swiss federal election">1979</a> to <a href="/wiki/2003_Swiss_federal_election" title="2003 Swiss federal election">2003</a>, the party's vote declined, mostly in the favour of the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_People%27s_Party" title="Swiss People's Party">Swiss People's Party</a> (SVP/UDC); the party was reduced to one <a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Federal Councillor</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2003_Swiss_Federal_Council_election" title="2003 Swiss Federal Council election">2003 Federal Council election</a>. </p><p>The party sat in the <a href="/wiki/Centrism" title="Centrism">centre</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to <a href="/wiki/Centre-right_politics" title="Centre-right politics">centre-right</a><sup id="cite_ref-Skenderovic2009_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Skenderovic2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-House2011_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House2011-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the <a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">political spectrum</a>, advocating <a href="/wiki/Christian_democracy" title="Christian democracy">Christian democracy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Nordsieck_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nordsieck-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Social_market_economy" title="Social market economy">social market economy</a> and moderate <a href="/wiki/Social_conservatism" title="Social conservatism">social conservatism</a>. 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From 1919 on, the party occupied two out of the seven seats in the cabinet. Aided by the political climate of the postwar period, the party experienced its peak in the 1950s: It was represented by the biggest parliamentary delegation in the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Council">Federal Council</a>, and from 1954 to 1958 the party occupied three out of seven seats in the cabinet. Nonetheless, the party had to relinquish the third seat in favor of the '<a href="/wiki/Magic_formula_(Swiss_politics)" title="Magic formula (Swiss politics)">magic formula</a>', which was introduced to the cabinet in 1959. In 1957 it changed its name to the Conservative-Christian-Social People's Party (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Konservativ-Christlichsoziale Volkspartei</i>) and to its current name in 1970. In the ensuing decades, the Catholic voter base dissolved somewhat. The reduction of the voter base, in addition to less cohesion among politicians in the party, led to six successive losses in federal elections after 1980. </p><p>The party lost its support over a number of years. Beginning in the 1990s, conservative voters from former strongholds of the CVP switched to vote for the <a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">right-wing populist</a> <a href="/wiki/Swiss_People%27s_Party" title="Swiss People's Party">Swiss People's Party</a>. From the <a href="/wiki/1995_Swiss_federal_election" title="1995 Swiss federal election">1995 election</a> to the <a href="/wiki/2019_Swiss_federal_election" title="2019 Swiss federal election">2019 election</a>, the CVP's vote share decreased from 16.8% to 11.4%.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitte_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitte-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the <a href="/wiki/2003_Swiss_federal_election" title="2003 Swiss federal election">2003 election</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Metzler" title="Ruth Metzler">Ruth Metzler</a> of the CVP, was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Christoph_Blocher" title="Christoph Blocher">Christoph Blocher</a> of the Swiss People's Party on the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Federal Council</a>, leaving the CVP with only one seat in the country's executive.<sup id="cite_ref-Metzler_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metzler-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CVP President Gerhard Pfister and BDP President <a href="/wiki/Martin_Landolt" title="Martin Landolt">Martin Landolt</a>, the leader of the Conservative Democratic Party, had ongoing discussions about a merger throughout 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-BDP_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BDP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Merger_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merger-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Pfister announced that the national CVP would undergo a change in branding with a new name and logo as part of a merger with the BDP. The party proposed to change the name to "The Center" or "The Alliance of the Center" (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Die Mitte</i>, CVP; <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Le Centre</i>, PDC; <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">il Centro</i>, PPD; <a href="/wiki/Romansh_language" title="Romansh language">Romansh</a>: <i lang="rm">il Center</i>) which is the name of the parliamentary group that the CVP shares with the other center-right parties, the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland">Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland">Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger was ratified by a vote of the entire party in November 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cantonal parties were not required to adopt the new name if they do not wish to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitte_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitte-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pfister estimated that a new center-right party could obtain up to 20% of the vote in future elections.<sup id="cite_ref-Nau_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nau-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Platform">Platform</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Platform"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In its <a href="/wiki/Party_platform" title="Party platform">party platform</a>, the CVP described itself as a <a href="/wiki/Centrism" title="Centrism">centrist</a> party. The CVP fostered a <a href="/wiki/Social_market_economy" title="Social market economy">social market economy</a> in which a balance is struck between <a href="/wiki/Economic_liberalism" title="Economic liberalism">economic liberalism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Social_justice" title="Social justice">social justice</a>. The expansion of the party in the <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a>-dominated cantons, in which the CVP uphold rather centrist policies, stands in contrast to the traditional role of the CVP as the leading party in rather <a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a>-dominated cantons of central Switzerland and the cantons of <a href="/wiki/Valais" title="Valais">Valais</a>. There, the electorate was mostly <a href="/wiki/Social_conservatism" title="Social conservatism">socially conservative</a>. </p><p>The CVP had three main policies in the <a href="/wiki/Centrism" title="Centrism">political centre</a>:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>The CVP uphold the <a href="/wiki/Social_market_economy" title="Social market economy">social market economy</a>. It supports exporting industries and more spending on education, research and development. It also aims at combating the black market and tax evasion. In order to increase efficiency and incentives, the CVP calls for the reduction and streamlining of bureaucratic procedures and government agencies, low taxation for family enterprises and those who offer vocational education and internships. The CVP calls for equal wages and job opportunities for both men and women.</li> <li>The CVP called for flexible working times, childcare and affordable housing.</li> <li>The CVP aimed at ensuring social security. The CVP calls for reforms of the social security system, by raising taxes on demerit goods (e.g. tobacco taxes) to generate more revenues for the pension funds. The retirement age of 65 should also be upheld. The public health care system should be streamlined by a reduction of waiting times of medical procedures in order to ensure equitable services. The CVP also promotes <a href="/wiki/Workfare" title="Workfare">workfare</a> as the primary means to combat <a href="/wiki/Unemployment" title="Unemployment">unemployment</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_support">Popular support</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Popular support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CHbezirke_110211_CVP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/CHbezirke_110211_CVP.png/300px-CHbezirke_110211_CVP.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/CHbezirke_110211_CVP.png/450px-CHbezirke_110211_CVP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/CHbezirke_110211_CVP.png/600px-CHbezirke_110211_CVP.png 2x" data-file-width="2067" data-file-height="1385" /></a><figcaption>Percentages of the CVP at district level in 2011</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Switzerland_largest_parties_in_cantonal_parliaments.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Switzerland_largest_parties_in_cantonal_parliaments.svg/300px-Switzerland_largest_parties_in_cantonal_parliaments.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Switzerland_largest_parties_in_cantonal_parliaments.svg/450px-Switzerland_largest_parties_in_cantonal_parliaments.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Switzerland_largest_parties_in_cantonal_parliaments.svg/600px-Switzerland_largest_parties_in_cantonal_parliaments.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1123" data-file-height="794" /></a><figcaption>The Christian Democrats are the largest party in Catholic southern and central Switzerland, and are the largest party in seven cantonal legislatures (coloured orange above).</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swiss_party_politics_2007_en.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Swiss_party_politics_2007_en.png/300px-Swiss_party_politics_2007_en.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="325" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Swiss_party_politics_2007_en.png/450px-Swiss_party_politics_2007_en.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Swiss_party_politics_2007_en.png/600px-Swiss_party_politics_2007_en.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1082" /></a><figcaption>The CVP's positions in the Swiss political spectrum (2007). Positions of voters and of party elites (elected officials) are shown separately. Data from the 2007 general election.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Following continuing losses in the federal parliamentary elections until 2003, in December 2003, the party lost one of its two seats in the four-party coalition government, the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Council">Swiss Federal Council</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_People%27s_Party" title="Swiss People's Party">Swiss People's Party</a>. The CVP holds roughly 12% of the popular vote. </p><p>After the national election in late 2003, it held 28 seats (out of 200) in the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_National_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss National Council">Swiss National Council</a> (first chamber of the Swiss parliament); 15 (out of 46) in the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Council_of_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Council of States">Council of States</a> (second chamber, and the largest party in this chamber) and 1 out of 7 seats in the Swiss Federal Council (executive body). </p><p>In 2005, it held 20.7% of the seats in the Swiss <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cantonal_governments&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cantonal governments (page does not exist)">Cantonal governments</a> and 16.7% in the Swiss <a href="/wiki/Cantonal_parliaments" class="mw-redirect" title="Cantonal parliaments">Cantonal parliaments</a> (index "BADAC", weighted with the population and number of seats). At the last <a href="/wiki/Federal_Assembly_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Assembly of Switzerland">legislative</a> national <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Switzerland" title="Elections in Switzerland">elections</a>, 22 October 2007, the party won 14.6% of the popular vote and 31 out of 200 seats in the National Council lower house.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was a gain of 3 seats, ending the long-term decline of the party and it was the only one of the four largest parties besides the Swiss People's Party to gain votes and seats. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Assembly_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Assembly of Switzerland">Federal Assembly</a>, the CVP formerly sat in a bloc in the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats/EPP/glp_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Democrats/EPP/glp Group">Christian Democrats/EPP/glp Group</a>, along with the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland">Evangelical People's Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Green_Liberal_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Green Liberal Party of Switzerland">Green Liberal Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_results">Election results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Election results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Council">National Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>+/– </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1914_Swiss_federal_election" title="1914 Swiss federal election">1914</a> </th> <td>71,668 </td> <td>21.1 (#2) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">37 / 189</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 20%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td bgcolor="lightgrey"> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1917_Swiss_federal_election" title="1917 Swiss federal election">1917</a> </th> <td>84,784 </td> <td>16.4 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">42 / 189</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1919_Swiss_federal_election" title="1919 Swiss federal election">1919</a> </th> <td>156,702 </td> <td>21.0 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">41 / 189</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1922_Swiss_federal_election" title="1922 Swiss federal election">1922</a> </th> <td>153,836 </td> <td>20.9 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">44 / 198</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1925_Swiss_federal_election" title="1925 Swiss federal election">1925</a> </th> <td>155,467 </td> <td>20.9 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">42 / 198</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1928_Swiss_federal_election" title="1928 Swiss federal election">1928</a> </th> <td>172,516 </td> <td>21.4 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">46 / 198</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 23%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1931_Swiss_federal_election" title="1931 Swiss federal election">1931</a> </th> <td>184,602 </td> <td>21.4 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">44 / 187</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 24%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1935_Swiss_federal_election" title="1935 Swiss federal election">1935</a> </th> <td>185,052 </td> <td>20.3 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">42 / 187</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1939_Swiss_federal_election" title="1939 Swiss federal election">1939</a> </th> <td>105,018 </td> <td>17.0 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">43 / 187</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 23%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1943_Swiss_federal_election" title="1943 Swiss federal election">1943</a> </th> <td>182,916 </td> <td>20.8 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">43 / 194</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1947_Swiss_federal_election" title="1947 Swiss federal election">1947</a> </th> <td>203,202 </td> <td>21.2 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">44 / 194</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 23%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1951_Swiss_federal_election" title="1951 Swiss federal election">1951</a> </th> <td>216,616 </td> <td>22.5 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">48 / 196</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 24%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1955_Swiss_federal_election" title="1955 Swiss federal election">1955</a> </th> <td>226,122 </td> <td>23.2 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">47 / 196</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 24%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1959_Swiss_federal_election" title="1959 Swiss federal election">1959</a> </th> <td>229,088 </td> <td>23.3 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">47 / 196</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 24%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1963_Swiss_federal_election" title="1963 Swiss federal election">1963</a> </th> <td>225,160 </td> <td>23.4 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">48 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 24%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1967_Swiss_federal_election" title="1967 Swiss federal election">1967</a> </th> <td>219,184 </td> <td>22.1 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">45 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 23%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1971_Swiss_federal_election" title="1971 Swiss federal election">1971</a> </th> <td>407,225 </td> <td>20.4 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">44 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1975_Swiss_federal_election" title="1975 Swiss federal election">1975</a> </th> <td>407,286 </td> <td>21.1 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">46 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 23%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1979_Swiss_federal_election" title="1979 Swiss federal election">1979</a> </th> <td>390,281 </td> <td>21.3 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">44 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_Swiss_federal_election" title="1983 Swiss federal election">1983</a> </th> <td>396,281 </td> <td>20.2 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">42 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1987_Swiss_federal_election" title="1987 Swiss federal election">1987</a> </th> <td>378,822 </td> <td>19.6 (#2) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">42 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1991_Swiss_federal_election" title="1991 Swiss federal election">1991</a> </th> <td>367,928 </td> <td>18.0 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">35 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 7 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1995_Swiss_federal_election" title="1995 Swiss federal election">1995</a> </th> <td>319,972 </td> <td>16.8 (#3) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">34 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1999_Swiss_federal_election" title="1999 Swiss federal election">1999</a> </th> <td>309,118 </td> <td>15.8 (#4) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">35 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2003_Swiss_federal_election" title="2003 Swiss federal election">2003</a> </th> <td>301,652 </td> <td>14.4 (#4) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">28 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 14%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 7 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2007_Swiss_federal_election" title="2007 Swiss federal election">2007</a> </th> <td>335,623 </td> <td>14.5 (#4) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">31 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 16%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_Swiss_federal_election" title="2011 Swiss federal election">2011</a> </th> <td>300,544 </td> <td>12.3 (#4) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">28 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 14%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2015_Swiss_federal_election" title="2015 Swiss federal election">2015</a> </th> <td>293,653 </td> <td>11.6 (#4) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">27 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 14%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2019_Swiss_federal_election" title="2019 Swiss federal election">2019</a> </th> <td>275,842 </td> <td>11.4 (#5) </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">25 / 200</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF7D00; width: 13%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Party_strength_over_time">Party strength over time</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Party strength over time"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Canton</th> <th>1971</th> <th>1975</th> <th>1979</th> <th>1983</th> <th>1987</th> <th>1991</th> <th>1995</th> <th>1999</th> <th>2003</th> <th>2007</th> <th>2011</th> <th>2015</th> <th>2019 </th> </tr></tbody><caption>Percentage of the total vote for Christian Democratic People's Party in Federal Elections 1971–2019<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Switzerland</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">20.3</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">21.1</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">21.3</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">20.2</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">19.6</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">18.0</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">16.8</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">15.9</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">14.4</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">14.5</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">12.3</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">11.6</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">11.4 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Zürich</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.5</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.7</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.1</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">7.1</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">5.9</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">4.9</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">5.1</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">5.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">7.6</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">5.0</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">4.2</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">4.4 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Bern</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">5.3</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">5.3</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.5</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.1</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.6</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">1.8</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.3</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">4.7</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.1</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">1.8</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">1.9 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Luzern</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">48.8</th> <th style="background: #FF9F40">50.1</th> <th style="background: #FF9F40">50.4</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">49.6</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">47.0</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">48.6</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">37.3</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">33.8</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">29.5</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">30.2</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">27.1</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">23.9</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">25.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Uri</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_a"><a href="#endnote_a">a</a></sup></th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">18.6</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">26.8</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">39.2 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Schwyz</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">38.5</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">46.4</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">49.4</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">46.6</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">36.9</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">32.8</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">27.4</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">27.3</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">23.4</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">20.1</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">20.6</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">19.5</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">18.4 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Obwalden</th> <th style="background: #FF9F40">67.0</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">97.1</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">95.7</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">91.0</th> <th style="background: #FF9F40">51.7</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">95.3</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">94.2</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FF9F40">66.4</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">32.5</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">36.7 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Nidwalden</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">97.2</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">97.6</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">49.5</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">97.2</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">96.9</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">97.7</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">32.1</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">35.8 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Glarus</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">* </th></tr> <tr> <th>Zug</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">39.4</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">34.1</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">39.9</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">34.2</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">34.2</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">27.1</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">26.4</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">22.9</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">23.3</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">24.3</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">26.4</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">23.8 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Fribourg</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">41.5</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">46.9</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">39.9</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">37.9</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">37.7</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">36.8</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">36.0</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">33.7</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">25.4</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">24.8</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">20.3</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">22.7</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">17.8 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Solothurn</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">27.7</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">26.0</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">27.6</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">26.7</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">25.1</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">22.2</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">21.5</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">21.4</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">21.0</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">20.4</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">17.9</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">14.8</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">14.2 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Basel-Stadt</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">11.2</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">12.1</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">13.9</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.9</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">10.0</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">10.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.7</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">8.6</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">6.6</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">7.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">6.5</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">6.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">4.6 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Basel-Landschaft</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">13.3</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">13.3</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">11.5</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">10.8</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">12.3</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">11.6</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">11.7</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">12.0</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">10.0</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">11.4</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">8.2</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.1</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">8.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Schaffhausen</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">8.0</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">6.3</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.7</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">5.2</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">2.1 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Appenzell A.Rh.</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">14.1</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">14.5</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">16.7</th> <th style="background: #F7DFC7">9.5</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">10.6</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">*</th> <th style="background: #BFBFBF">* </th></tr> <tr> <th>Appenzell I.Rh.</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">96.1</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">98.3</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">97.2</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">95.6</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">91.8</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">98.7</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">85.4</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">73.5</th> <th style="background: #FF9F40">69.2</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">84.6</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">76.1</th> <th style="background: #FF8000">76.3</th> <th style="background: #FF9F40">61.3 </th></tr> <tr> <th>St. Gallen</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">44.0</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">43.3</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">44.1</th> <th style="background: #EF9F58">40.8</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">39.4</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">35.8</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">31.0</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">26.2</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">22.2</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">21.4</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">20.3</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">16.6</th> <th style="background: #FFDFBF">18.8 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Graubünden</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">37.3</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">35.9</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">35.5</th> <th style="background: #FFBF80">33.3</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">28.5</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">25.6</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">26.9</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">25.6</th> <th style="background: #EFBF8F">23.7</th> <th 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<td>1920–1928</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Schwyz" title="Canton of Schwyz">Schwyz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Perrier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ernest Perrier (page does not exist)">Ernest Perrier</a></td> <td>1928–1932</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Fribourg" title="Canton of Fribourg">Fribourg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eduard_Guntli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eduard Guntli (page does not exist)">Eduard Guntli</a></td> <td>1932–1933</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_St._Gallen" title="Canton of St. Gallen">St. Gallen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Ev%C3%A9quoz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raymond Evéquoz (page does not exist)">Raymond Evéquoz</a></td> <td>1934–1935</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valais" title="Valais">Valais</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Emil_Nietlispach&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emil Nietlispach (page does not exist)">Emil Nietlispach</a></td> <td>1935–1940</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">Aargau</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Aeby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pierre Aeby (page does not exist)">Pierre Aeby</a></td> <td>1940–1946</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Fribourg" title="Canton of Fribourg">Fribourg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Josef_Escher" title="Josef Escher">Josef Escher</a></td> <td>1946–1950</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valais" title="Valais">Valais</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Max_Rohr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Max Rohr (page does not exist)">Max Rohr</a></td> <td>1950–1955</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">Aargau</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Bourgknecht" title="Jean Bourgknecht">Jean Bourgknecht</a></td> <td>1956–1959</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Fribourg" title="Canton of Fribourg">Fribourg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ettore_Tenchio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ettore Tenchio (page does not exist)">Ettore Tenchio</a></td> <td>1960–1968</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ticino" title="Ticino">Ticino</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franz_Josef_Kurmann&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Franz Josef Kurmann (page does not exist)">Franz Josef Kurmann</a></td> <td>1968–1973</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Lucerne" title="Canton of Lucerne">Lucerne</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hans_Wyer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hans Wyer (page does not exist)">Hans Wyer</a></td> <td>1973–1984</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valais" title="Valais">Valais</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flavio_Cotti" title="Flavio Cotti">Flavio Cotti</a></td> <td>1984–1986</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ticino" title="Ticino">Ticino</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eva_Segm%C3%BCller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eva Segmüller (page does not exist)">Eva Segmüller</a></td> <td>1986–1992</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_St._Gallen" title="Canton of St. Gallen">St. Gallen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlo_Schmid-Sutter" title="Carlo Schmid-Sutter">Carlo Schmid-Sutter</a></td> <td>1992–1994</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Innerrhoden" title="Appenzell Innerrhoden">Appenzell Innerrhoden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anton_Cottier" title="Anton Cottier">Anton Cottier</a></td> <td>1994–1997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Fribourg" title="Canton of Fribourg">Fribourg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adalbert_Durrer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adalbert Durrer (page does not exist)">Adalbert Durrer</a></td> <td>1997–2001</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Obwalden" title="Obwalden">Obwalden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philipp_St%C3%A4helin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philipp Stähelin (page does not exist)">Philipp 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SRF. 4 September 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Die+CVP+soll+neu+%22Die+Mitte%22+heissen&rft.date=2020-09-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.srf.ch%2Fnews%2Fschweiz%2Fneuer-name-und-neues-logo-die-cvp-soll-neu-die-mitte-heissen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Metzler-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Metzler_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/assemblee-du-pdc-le-centre-peut-atteindre-20-et-se-renforcer-a-l-executif-en-2027-973713">"Assemblée du PDC: «Le Centre peut atteindre 20% et se renforcer à l'exécutif en 2027»"</a>. <i>Le Nouvelliste</i> (in French). 5 September 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Le+Nouvelliste&rft.atitle=Assembl%C3%A9e+du+PDC%3A+%C2%ABLe+Centre+peut+atteindre+20%25+et+se+renforcer+%C3%A0+l%27ex%C3%A9cutif+en+2027%C2%BB&rft.date=2020-09-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lenouvelliste.ch%2Farticles%2Fsuisse%2Fassemblee-du-pdc-le-centre-peut-atteindre-20-et-se-renforcer-a-l-executif-en-2027-973713&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BDP-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BDP_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nau.ch/politik/bundeshaus/bdp-will-mit-statutenanderung-weg-fur-fusion-ebnen-65775426">"BDP will mit Statutenänderung Weg für Fusion ebnen"</a> (in German). 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Nau.ch. 28 May 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Martin+Landolt+und+Gerhard+Pfister+bereiten+BDP-CVP-Fusion+vor&rft.date=2020-05-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nau.ch%2Fpolitik%2Fbundeshaus%2Fmartin-landolt-und-gerhard-pfister-bereiten-bdp-cvp-fusion-vor-65714649&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://telebasel.ch/2020/09/04/cvp-soll-neu-die-mitte-heissen/?channel=105105">"CVP soll neu "Die Mitte" heissen"</a> (in German). Telebasel. 4 September 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=CVP+soll+neu+%22Die+Mitte%22+heissen&rft.date=2020-09-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftelebasel.ch%2F2020%2F09%2F04%2Fcvp-soll-neu-die-mitte-heissen%2F%3Fchannel%3D105105&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/cvp-schliesst-sich-mit-bdp-zur--die-mitte--zusammen/46190824">"CVP schliesst sich mit BDP zur "Die Mitte" zusammen"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Swissinfo" class="mw-redirect" title="Swissinfo">Swissinfo</a></i> (in German). 28 November 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 January</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Swissinfo&rft.atitle=CVP+schliesst+sich+mit+BDP+zur+%22Die+Mitte%22+zusammen&rft.date=2020-11-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.swissinfo.ch%2Fger%2Fcvp-schliesst-sich-mit-bdp-zur--die-mitte--zusammen%2F46190824&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/politik/2020-11-14/bdp-delegierte-sagen-ja-zum-zusammenschluss-mit-der-cvp">"BDP-Delegierte sagen Ja zum Zusammenschluss mit der CVP"</a>. <i>Suedostschweiz</i> (in German). 14 November 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 January</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Suedostschweiz&rft.atitle=BDP-Delegierte+sagen+Ja+zum+Zusammenschluss+mit+der+CVP&rft.date=2020-11-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.suedostschweiz.ch%2Fpolitik%2F2020-11-14%2Fbdp-delegierte-sagen-ja-zum-zusammenschluss-mit-der-cvp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.schweizerbauer.ch/politik-wirtschaft/cvp-und-bdp-sind-ab-2021-die-mitte/">"CVP und BDP sind ab 2021 «Die Mitte»"</a>. <i>Schweizer Bauer</i> (in German). 29 November 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 January</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Schweizer+Bauer&rft.atitle=CVP+und+BDP+sind+ab+2021+%C2%ABDie+Mitte%C2%BB&rft.date=2020-11-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.schweizerbauer.ch%2Fpolitik-wirtschaft%2Fcvp-und-bdp-sind-ab-2021-die-mitte%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWientzek2020" class="citation web cs1">Wientzek, Olaf (1 December 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kas.de/en/country-reports/detail/-/content/historic-day-for-swiss-christian-democrats-merger-and-farewell-to-the-c">"Historic day for Swiss Christian Democrats – Merger and Farewell to the "C"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Konrad_Adenauer_Foundation" title="Konrad Adenauer Foundation">Konrad Adenauer Foundation</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 January</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Konrad+Adenauer+Foundation&rft.atitle=Historic+day+for+Swiss+Christian+Democrats+%E2%80%93+Merger+and+Farewell+to+the+%22C%22&rft.date=2020-12-01&rft.aulast=Wientzek&rft.aufirst=Olaf&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kas.de%2Fen%2Fcountry-reports%2Fdetail%2F-%2Fcontent%2Fhistoric-day-for-swiss-christian-democrats-merger-and-farewell-to-the-c&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nau-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Nau_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nau.ch/politik/bundeshaus/die-mitte-cvp-prasentiert-neuen-namen-und-logo-65774227">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Die Mitte": CVP präsentiert neuen Namen und Logo"</a>. <i>Nau.ch</i> (in German). 4 September 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nau.ch&rft.atitle=%22Die+Mitte%22%3A+CVP+pr%C3%A4sentiert+neuen+Namen+und+Logo&rft.date=2020-09-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nau.ch%2Fpolitik%2Fbundeshaus%2Fdie-mitte-cvp-prasentiert-neuen-namen-und-logo-65774227&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The data is based on research by Philipp Leimgruber (University of Bern), Dominik Hangartner (Washington University) and Lucas Leemann (Columbia University), as part of the University of Lausanne's Swiss Electoral Studies (Selects), <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www2.unil.ch/selects">http://www2.unil.ch/selects</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged November 2019">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>, as published in Comparing Candidates and Citizens in the Ideological Space, Swiss Political Science Review 16(3) pp. 499-531(33). The graphical representation of the data is based on a graphic published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of 30 October 2010, p.13.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2007CH_de.html">Nationalrat 2007</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.parlament.ch/d/organe-mitglieder/bundesversammlung/fraktionen/fraktionen-48-legislatur/fraktion-ceg/Seiten/default.aspx">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091103204518/http://www.parlament.ch/d/organe-mitglieder/bundesversammlung/fraktionen/fraktionen-48-legislatur/fraktion-ceg/Seiten/default.aspx">Archived</a> 3 November 2009 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/kataloge-datenbanken/tabellen.assetdetail.11048441.html">Nationalratswahlen: Kantonale Parteistärke (Kanton = 100%)</a> (Report). Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 29 November 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 August</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Nationalratswahlen%3A+Kantonale+Parteist%C3%A4rke+%28Kanton+%3D+100%25%29&rft.pub=Swiss+Federal+Statistical+Office&rft.date=2019-11-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bfs.admin.ch%2Fbfs%2Fde%2Fhome%2Fstatistiken%2Fkataloge-datenbanken%2Ftabellen.assetdetail.11048441.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Urs Altermatt: <i>Christian Democratic Party</i> in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D17377.php"><span title="Christian Democratic Party in German">German</span></a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F17377.php"><span title="Christian Democratic Party in French">French</span></a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I17377.php"><span title="Christian Democratic Party in Italian">Italian</span></a> in the online <i><a href="/wiki/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland" title="Historical Dictionary of Switzerland">Historical Dictionary of Switzerland</a></i>, 13 March 2018.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGees2004" class="citation book cs1">Gees, Thomas (2004). Michael Gehler; Wolfram Kaiser (eds.). <i>Successful as a 'Go Between': The Conservative People's Party in Switzerland</i>. Routledge. pp. 33–46. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7146-5662-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-7146-5662-3"><bdi>0-7146-5662-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Successful+as+a+%27Go+Between%27%3A+The+Conservative+People%27s+Party+in+Switzerland&rft.pages=33-46&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0-7146-5662-3&rft.aulast=Gees&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">|work=</code> ignored (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#periodical_ignored" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRölli-Alkemper2004" class="citation book cs1">Rölli-Alkemper, Lukas (2004). Wolfram Kaiser; Helmut Wohnout (eds.). <i>Catholics between Emancipation and Integration: The Conservative People's Party in Switzerland</i>. Routledge. pp. 53–64. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7146-5650-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7146-5650-X"><bdi>0-7146-5650-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Catholics+between+Emancipation+and+Integration%3A+The+Conservative+People%27s+Party+in+Switzerland&rft.pages=53-64&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0-7146-5650-X&rft.aulast=R%C3%B6lli-Alkemper&rft.aufirst=Lukas&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChristian+Democratic+People%27s+Party+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">|work=</code> ignored (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#periodical_ignored" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cvp.ch">Official website</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.historyofsocialsecurity.ch/stakeholders/political-parties/christian-democratic-party/?L=3">Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland</a> in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.historyofsocialsecurity.ch/home/">History of Social Security in Switzerland</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style 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class="nobold">(46 seats)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Council">Federal Council</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Centre_(political_party)" title="The Centre (political party)">The Centre</a> (15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Liberals_(Switzerland)" title="The Liberals (Switzerland)">The Liberals</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Social Democratic Party of Switzerland">Social Democratic Party</a> (9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_People%27s_Party" title="Swiss People's Party">Swiss People's Party</a> (6)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-governmental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Green Party of Switzerland">Green Party</a> (3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Liberal_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Green Liberal Party of Switzerland">Green Liberal Party</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geneva_Citizens%27_Movement" title="Geneva Citizens' Movement">Geneva Citizens' Movement</a> (1)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_Left" title="Alternative Left">Alternative Left</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_List" title="Alternative List">Alternative List</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-PowerPoint_Party" title="Anti-PowerPoint Party">Anti-PowerPoint Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Social_Party_(Switzerland)" title="Christian Social Party (Switzerland)">Christian Social Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Freedom Party of Switzerland">Freedom Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirate_Party_Switzerland" title="Pirate Party Switzerland">Pirate Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Liberal_Movement" title="Social Liberal Movement">Social Liberal Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solidarity_(Switzerland)" title="Solidarity (Switzerland)">Solidarity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Democrats" title="Swiss Democrats">Swiss Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Party_of_Labour" title="Swiss Party of Labour">Swiss Party of Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(Switzerland)" title="Libertarian Party (Switzerland)">Libertarian Party</a></li></ul> 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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria"><img alt="Austria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/15px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/30px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Austrian_People%27s_Party" title="Austrian People's Party">ÖVP</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium"><img alt="Belgium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/15px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" 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Rally">DISY/ΔΗ.ΣΥ.</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic"><img alt="Czech Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/15px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_and_Democratic_Union_%E2%80%93_Czechoslovak_People%27s_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party">KDU–ČSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOP_09" title="TOP 09">TOP 09</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/15px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/23px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/30px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Denmark)" title="Christian Democrats (Denmark)">KD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservative_People%27s_Party_(Denmark)" title="Conservative People's Party (Denmark)">C</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia"><img alt="Estonia" 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(France)">LR</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/15px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/30px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany" title="Christian Democratic Union of Germany">CDU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Social_Union_in_Bavaria" title="Christian Social Union in Bavaria">CSU</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" 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title="Union of the Centre (2002)">UdC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Populars_for_Italy" title="Populars for Italy">PpI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Tyrolean_People%27s_Party" title="South Tyrolean People's Party">SVP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trentino_Tyrolean_Autonomist_Party" title="Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party">PATT</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia"><img alt="Latvia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/15px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Unity_(Latvia)" title="Unity (Latvia)">V</a></li> <li><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/30px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Social_People%27s_Party" title="Christian Social People's Party">CSV</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta"><img alt="Malta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/15px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/30px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">PN</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/15px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Appeal" title="Christian Democratic Appeal">CDA</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/15px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/30px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Civic_Platform" title="Civic Platform">PO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_People%27s_Party" title="Polish People's Party">PSL</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/15px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/30px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/CDS_%E2%80%93_People%27s_Party" title="CDS – People's Party">CDS-PP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Portugal)" title="Social Democratic Party (Portugal)">PPD-PSD</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania"><img alt="Romania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/15px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/30px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(Romania)" title="National Liberal Party (Romania)">PNL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Movement_Party" title="People's Movement Party">PMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_of_Hungarians_in_Romania" title="Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania">UDMR/RMDSz</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia"><img alt="Slovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/15px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Movement" title="Christian Democratic Movement">KDH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democrats_(Slovakia)" title="Democrats (Slovakia)">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Alliance_(Slovak_political_party)" title="Hungarian Alliance (Slovak political party)">MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovakia_(political_party)" title="Slovakia (political party)">Slovensko</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia"><img alt="Slovenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/15px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Slovenia" title="New Slovenia">NSi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Democratic_Party" title="Slovenian Democratic Party">SDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_People%27s_Party" title="Slovenian People's Party">SLS</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/15px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/30px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Party_(Spain)" title="People's Party (Spain)">PP</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/15px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/30px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">KD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">M</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#3399FF;color:white;width:1%">Associated parties (non-EU)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania"><img alt="Albania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/15px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/30px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Albania" title="Democratic Party of Albania">PD</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland"><img alt="Iceland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/15px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/30px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Independence_Party_(Iceland)" title="Independence Party (Iceland)">XD</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia"><img alt="North Macedonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/15px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/30px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/VMRO-DPMNE" title="VMRO-DPMNE">VMRO - DPMNE/ВМРО - ДПМНЕ</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/15px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/30px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">H</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia"><img alt="Serbia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/15px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Serbian_Progressive_Party" title="Serbian Progressive Party">SNS/СНС</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_Vojvodina_Hungarians" title="Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians">VMSZ/SVM</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/11px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/17px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/The_Centre_(political_party)" title="The Centre (political party)">DM-LC-AdC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#3399FF;color:white;width:1%">Observer parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia"><img alt="Armenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/15px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Armenia" title="Republican Party of Armenia">HHK/ՀՀԿ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heritage_(Armenia)" title="Heritage (Armenia)">Heritage/Ժառանգություն</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus"><img alt="Belarus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/15px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/30px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Christian_Democracy" title="Belarusian Christian Democracy">BCD/БХД</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Civic_Party_of_Belarus" class="mw-redirect" title="United Civic Party of Belarus">AHP/АГП</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Movement_for_Freedom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Movement for Freedom (page does not exist)">За Свабоду</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina"><img alt="Bosnia and Herzegovina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/15px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/30px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Croatian_Democratic_Union_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina">HDZ BiH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_of_Democratic_Progress" title="Party of Democratic Progress">PDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_of_Democratic_Action" title="Party of Democratic Action">SDA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Democratic_Union_1990" title="Croatian Democratic Union 1990">HDZ 1990</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)"><img alt="Georgia (country)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/15px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/30px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_National_Movement" title="United National Movement">ENM/ენმ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="European Georgia">EG/ევსა</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo"><img alt="Kosovo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/15px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/30px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_League_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic League of Kosovo">LDK</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova"><img alt="Moldova" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/15px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/30px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Moldova" title="Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova">PLDM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_of_Action_and_Solidarity" title="Party of Action and Solidarity">PAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dignity_and_Truth_Platform_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Dignity and Truth Platform Party">PPDA</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro"><img alt="Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/15px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/30px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bosniak_Party" title="Bosniak Party">BS</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/15px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/23px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/30px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)" title="Christian Democratic Party (Norway)">KrF</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino"><img alt="San Marino" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/15px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/23px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/30px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sammarinese_Christian_Democratic_Party" title="Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party">PDCS</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"><img alt="Ukraine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/15px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/30px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Batkivshchyna" title="Batkivshchyna">Batkivshchyna/Батьківщина</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Solidarity" title="European Solidarity">YeS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Democratic_Alliance_for_Reform" title="Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform">UDAR/УДАР</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self_Reliance_(political_party)" title="Self Reliance (political party)">Об'єднання «Самопоміч»/Ob'yednannya «Samopomich»</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#3399FF;color:white;width:1%">Presidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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