The Swiss Democrats (German: Schweizer Demokraten; French: Démocrates Suisses; Italian: Democratici Svizzeri; Romansh: Democrats Svizers) is a right-wing (some say far-right) political party in Switzerland. In the 2003 federal elections, the party won 1.0% of the popular vote and 1 out of 200 seats. 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.[1]
Policy Outline
The Swiss Democrats favour rapid Swiss withdrawal from all international treaties and organisations. They also support a controlled decrease in immigration. The party also supports conservative family values such as women staying home, taking care of children and men earning money for the family.
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| Major parties | SVP/UDC/PPS - SPS/PSS - FDP/PRD/PLR/PLD - CVP/PDC/PPD/PCD |
| Minor parties | CSP/PCS - EVP/PEV - FPS/PSL - GPS/PES - LPS/PLS/PLC - SD/DS - Lega - EDU/UDF - PdA/PST-POP/PC - AL - Sol |
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| Defunct far right organizations | Eidgenössische Sammlung · National Front · National Movement of Switzerland · Schweizerischer Vaterländischer Verband · Union Nationale · Volkspartei der Schweiz |
| Active far right organizations | Partei National Orientierter Schweizer · Swiss Democrats · Freedom Party |
| Historical far right people | Wilhelm Gustloff (d. 1936) · Arthur Fonjallaz (d. 1944) · Jakob Schaffner (d. 1944) · Eugen Bircher (d. 1956) · Robert Tobler (d. 1962) · Rolf Henne (d. 1966) · Hans Oehler (d. 1967) · James Schwarzenbach (d. 1994) · François Genoud (d. 1996) |
| Living far right people | Gaston-Armand Amaudruz · Jürgen Graf · Ahmed Huber · Bernhard Schaub · Ulrich Schlüer |
| Related topics | Überfremdung · Immigrant criminality · New European Order · right-wing populism · Swiss People's Party · AUNS · Minaret controversy in Switzerland |
