FDP.The Liberals
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| President | Petra Gössi |
| Federal Councillors |
Didier Burkhalter Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| Founded | January 1, 2009 |
| Merger of | Free Democratic Party, Liberal Party |
| Headquarters | Neuengasse 20 Postfach 6136 CH-3001 Bern |
| Youth wing | Young Liberals |
| Membership (2015) | 120,000 |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (observer) |
| Colours | Azure |
| Federal Council |
2 / 7
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| National Council |
33 / 200
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| Council of States |
11 / 46
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| Cantonal executives |
42 / 154
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| Cantonal legislatures |
557 / 2,609
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www www www fdp-gr |
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FDP.The Liberals (German: FDP. Die Liberalen, French: PLR. Les Libéraux-Radicaux, Italian: PLR. I Liberali, Romansh: PLD. Ils Liberals) is a liberalpolitical party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and the largest in the Council of States.
The party was formed on 1 January 2009, after two parties, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the smaller Liberal Party, united. In Vaud and Valais, the parties retain separate organisations. Its youth organisation is Young Liberals. With 120,000 members as of 2015, the FDP has the most members of any party: 20% more than the second-placed Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP).
The party is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and an observer member of the Liberal International. The party's president is Petra Gössi. The current FDP representatives in the Federal Council are Didier Burkhalter and Johann Schneider-Ammann.
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