Swiss Democrats
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The Swiss Democrats (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a nationalist[1] political party in Switzerland. It was called the National Action against the Alienation of the People and the Home (Template:Langx; NA) until 1977 and the National Action for People and Home (Template:Langx) until 1990, when it was renamed to its current name.[2]
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,Template:Sfn and it won five 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 one 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Federal elections
| Election | # of total votes | % of popular vote | # of seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 6,275 | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1971 | 63,781 | 3.2% Increase | 4 Increase |
| 1975 | 47,796 | 2.5% Decrease | 2 Decrease |
| 1979 | 24,257 | 1.3% Decrease | 2 Steady |
| 1983 | 57,592 | 2.9% Increase | 4 Increase |
| 1987 | 49,104 | 2.5% Decrease | 3 Decrease |
| 1991 | 69,297 Increase | 3.4% Increase | 5 Increase |
| 1995 | 59,613 Decrease | 3.1% Decrease | 3 Decrease |
| 1999 | 35,883 Decrease | 1.8% Decrease | 1 Decrease |
| 2003 | 20,177 Decrease | 1.0% Decrease | 1 Steady |
| 2007 | 12,609 Decrease | 0.5% Decrease | 0 Decrease |
| 2011 | 0.2% Decrease | 0 Steady | |
| 2015 | 3,052 | 0.1% Decrease | 0 Steady |
| 2019 | 3,202 | 0.1% Increase | 0 Steady |
| 2023 | 2,030 | 0.08% Decrease | 0 Steady |
Party presidents
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- James Schwarzenbach (?–1971)
- Rudolf Weber (1971/72)
- Valentin Oehen (1972–1980)
- Hans Zwicky (1980–1986)
- Rudolf Keller (1986–2005)
- Bernhard Hess (2005–2012)
- Andreas Stahel (2012–)
See also
References
Bibliography
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External links
- Template:In lang Official web site
- Swiss Democrats in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.Script error: No such module "TemplatePar".Script error: No such module "TemplatePar".
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