Switzerland
Head of State:President Hans-Rudolf Merz
Head of Government:President Hans-Rudolf Merz
National Council (Nationalrat/Conseil National):200 members
Last election:Legislative, 21 October 2007
Next election:Legislative, due 2011
Parliamentary elections
| Party | Description | Votes % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVP - Swiss People's Party | Agrarian/Conservative | 28,92 | 62 |
| SPS - Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | Social Democratic | 19,54 | 43 |
| FDP - Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | Liberal | 15,67 | 31 |
| CVP - Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | Christian Democratic | 14,45 | 31 |
| GPS - Green Party of Switzerland | Ecologist | 9,58 | 20 |
| EVP - Evangelical People's Party | Christian Democratic | 2,45 | 2 |
| GLP - Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | Liberal/Ecologist | 2,14 | 3 |
| LPS - Liberal Party of Switzerland | Liberal/Christian Democratic | 1,84 | 4 |
| EDU - Federal Democratic Union | Nationalist | 1,28 | 1 |
| PdA - Swiss Labour Party | Communist | 0,72 | 1 |
| LEGA - Ticino League | Ethnic-Regional (right-wing) | 0,57 | 1 |
| CSP - Christian Social Party | - | 0,43 | 1 |
EU related referendums
In 1992 Switzerland had a referendum on the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) and in 2000 there was a referendum on the Bilateral Treaty with the EU. The latest EU-related referendums were held in 2005 - one in June and another one in September. In the latter the Swiss voters were asked to decide over the extension of the free movement of persons – part of the Bilateral Accords I – to the ten new EU Member States..[read more]
