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verification. (December 2016) |
Swiss Democrats | |
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German name | Schweizer Demokraten |
French name | Démocrates Suisses |
Italian name | Democratici Svizzeri |
Romansh name | Democrats Svizers |
President | Andreas Stahel |
Members of the Federal Council | None |
Founded | 1961 |
Ideology |
Swiss nationalism Euroscepticism |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right [1] |
Colours | Red |
Website | |
www | |
Swiss Federal Council Federal Chancellor Federal Assembly Council of States ( members) National Council ( members) Voting |
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]
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]
Election | # of total votes | % of popular vote | # of seats won |
---|---|---|---|
1967 | 6,275 | 0.6% | 1 |
1971 | 63,781 | 3.2% | 4 |
1975 | 2.5% | 2 | |
1979 | 1.3% | 2 | |
1983 | 2.9% | 4 | |
1987 | 2.5% | 3 | |
1991 | 69,297 | 3.4% | 5 |
1995 | 59,613 | 3.1% | 3 |
1999 | 35,883 | 1.8% | 1 |
2003 | 20,177 | 1.0% | 1 |
2007 | 12,609 | 0.5% | 0 |
2011 | 0.2% | 0 | |
2015 | 0.1% | 0 | |
2019 | 3,202 | 0.1% | 0 |
2023 | 2,030 | 0.08% | 0 |
Source: [6][ better source needed]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2016) |
Swiss Democrats | |
---|---|
German name | Schweizer Demokraten |
French name | Démocrates Suisses |
Italian name | Democratici Svizzeri |
Romansh name | Democrats Svizers |
President | Andreas Stahel |
Members of the Federal Council | None |
Founded | 1961 |
Ideology |
Swiss nationalism Euroscepticism |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right [1] |
Colours | Red |
Website | |
www | |
Swiss Federal Council Federal Chancellor Federal Assembly Council of States ( members) National Council ( members) Voting |
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]
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]
Election | # of total votes | % of popular vote | # of seats won |
---|---|---|---|
1967 | 6,275 | 0.6% | 1 |
1971 | 63,781 | 3.2% | 4 |
1975 | 2.5% | 2 | |
1979 | 1.3% | 2 | |
1983 | 2.9% | 4 | |
1987 | 2.5% | 3 | |
1991 | 69,297 | 3.4% | 5 |
1995 | 59,613 | 3.1% | 3 |
1999 | 35,883 | 1.8% | 1 |
2003 | 20,177 | 1.0% | 1 |
2007 | 12,609 | 0.5% | 0 |
2011 | 0.2% | 0 | |
2015 | 0.1% | 0 | |
2019 | 3,202 | 0.1% | 0 |
2023 | 2,030 | 0.08% | 0 |
Source: [6][ better source needed]