Swiss_Democrats

Swiss Democrats

Swiss Democrats

Political party in Switzerland

The Swiss Democrats (German: Schweizer Demokraten; French: Démocrates Suisses; Italian: Democratici Svizzeri; Romansh: Democrats Svizers) is a nationalist[1] political party in Switzerland. It was called the National Action against the Alienation of the People and the Home (German: Nationale Aktion gegen Überfremdung von Volk und Heimat; NA) until 1977 and the National Action for People and Home (German: Nationale Aktion für Volk und Heimat) until 1990, when it was renamed to its current name.[2]

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History

The Nationale Aktion was originally a far-right xenophobic movement pursuing an anti-immigration agenda, founded in 1961.[2] The party "emerged as a reaction to the influx of foreign workers", particularly Italians, during this time.[2] The party submitted several popular initiatives that supported reduced immigration, most notably one in June 1970 that narrowly failed.[2] Its first representative in the National Council was James Schwarzenbach, who was first elected in 1967.[2]

After a hostile split with Schwarzenbach in 1971, who formed the Republican Movement, the party lost most of its momentum during the 1970s.[2] It had a strong resurgence in the early 1980s,[3] and it won 5 seats in the 1991 federal elections, the most it had ever held.[2]

After another hostile split with former president Valentin Oehen in 1986, the party was renamed to its current name in 1990.[2] After 1998, the party lost nearly all significance in national politics because of the absorption of right-wing votes into the growing Swiss People's Party.[2]

In the 2003 federal elections, the party won 1.0% of the vote and 1 out of 200 seats in the National Council. This seat was lost in the 2007 elections, where the SD fell to 0.5% of the popular vote. After their severe election loss, the party congress decided not to disband but to continue competing in elections, striving to return to parliament.[citation needed]

Federal elections

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Party presidents

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Nordsieck, Wolfram (2007). "Switzerland". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.
  2. [2]
    Weibel, Andrea. "Schweizer Demokraten (SD)". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    Skenderovic 2009, p. 62.
  4. [4]
    "Nationalratswahlen: Mandatsverteilung nach Parteien". bfs.admin.ch (in German). December 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Nationalratswahlen: Stärke der Parteien". bfs.admin.ch (in German). December 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Geschichte der NA - Schweizer Demokraten". schweizer-demokraten.ch (in German). Retrieved December 16, 2016.

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