The radical-democratic Parti (PRD) (in German Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei (FDP) , in Italian Partito liberal-radical svizzero (PLR) , in Romanche Partida liberaldemocrata will svizra (PLD) ) is a Swiss Political party of right-hand side which preaches an economy Libéral E, a policy sociétale modern and liberal but while recognizing a social responsibility. It is generally called Radical party .

The PRD counts since the elections of October 2003 36 seats with the National council on 200 and 13 with the Conseil of the States on 46. It forms a common parliamentary group with PLS. An ideological bringing together at the federal level led to the creation of a common structure the June 25th 2005: the radical-liberal Union.

History

The PRD was the most important party of Switzerland and represented the exclusiveness in the Federal council until in 1892. The construction of modern Switzerland must much with the PRD, which was then located at the left of the political chessboard (from where its radical name of ). Other parties, such as the Socialist party positioned on the left than the radical party, which is of this fact become a right party.

Heir to the left anticlerical and jacobine to the liberals to 1830 and initiator to the Swiss institutions most important, the radical-democratic party was the dominant party of the federal policy until in 1919, when the introduction of the representation proportional brought a new distribution of the seats of the National council: socialist: 41 seats, preserving: 41 seats and radicals: 60 seats (112 in 1913). The years of war were difficult. Its representation passed from 51 to 47 seats and the party lost the majority with the Federal council with the entry of a socialist and an agrarian .

Presidents of the PRD

• 1894 - 1895 Chr. Friedrich Gottisheim, Basle
• 1896 - 1897 Ernst Brenner, Basle, Federal adviser 1897 - 1911
• 1897 - 1898 Johannes Stossel, Zurich
• 1898 - 1903 Johann Hirter, Bern
• 1904 - 1906 Paul Scherrer, Basle
• 1907 - 1910 Joh. Walter Bissegger, Zurich
• 1911 - 1912 Camille Decoppet, Vaud, Federal adviser 1912 - 1919
• 1912 - 1913 Felix Hello, Vaud
• 1914 - 1918 Emil Lohner, Bern
• 1919 - 1923 Robert Schopfer, Soleure
• 1923 - 1929 Albert Meyer, Zurich, Federal adviser 1929 - 1938
• 1929 - 1934 Hermann Schupbach, Bern
• 1934 - 1940 Ernest Fancy, Neuchâtel
• 1940 - 1948 Max Wey, Lucerne
• 1948 - 1954 Aleardo Pini, Tessin
• 1954 - 1960 Eugen Dietschi, Basle
• 1960 - 1964 Nello Celio, Tessin, Federal adviser 1966 - 1973
• 1964 - 1968 Pierre Glasson, Freiburg
• 1968 - 1974 Henri Schmitt, Geneva
• 1974 - 1977 Fritz Honegger, Zurich, Federal adviser 1977 - 1982
• 1978 - 1984 Yann Richter, Neuchâtel
• 1984 - 1989 Bruno Hunziker, Argovie
• 1989 - 2001 Franz Steinegger, Uri
• 2001 - 2002 Gerold Bührer, Schaffhouse
• 2002 - 2004 Christiane Langenberger, Vaud
• 2004 - 2004 Rolf Schweiger, Zoug
• 2004 - 2005 Marianne Kleiner, AD interim, Appenzell Rhodos-Interior
• 2005 - ....... Fulvio Pelli, Tessin

See too

• Radicalism
• Young Swiss radicals
• current Federal advisers: Pascal Couchepin, Hans-Rudolf Merz
• Chancellière federal current: Annemarie Huber-Hotz

External bonds

• Official site of the Swiss PRD
• PRD Personally

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