Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland
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The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (Switzerland: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union, Union Démocratique Fédérale, Unione Democratica Federale) is a Christian right political party in Switzerland. It was founded in 1975 as a spin off of the Nationale Aktion, and in 1991 it entered the Swiss National Council.
At the legislative elections, 19 October 2003, the party won 1.3% of the popular vote and 2 out of 200 seats.
At the last legislative elections, 22 October 2007, the party won 1.3 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 200 seats. [1]
In may of 2007 the party became member of the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM).
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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 |