Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland
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| President | Hans Moser |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Frutigenstrasse 8 3601 Thun |
| Membership (2011) | 3,000 |
| Ideology |
Christian right National conservatism Social conservatism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Swiss Red |
| Federal Council |
0 / 7
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| National Council |
0 / 200
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| Council of States |
0 / 46
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| Cantonal legislatures |
19 / 2,609
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The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (German: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union, EDU; French: Union Démocratique Fédérale, UDF; Italian: Unione Democratica Federale, UDF; Romansch: Uniun Democrata Federala, UDF) is a Christian-right, national conservative political party in Switzerland. Founded in 1975, the party's current president is Hans Moser. The UDF is a eurosceptic political party.
The EDU was founded in 1975 as a split of the Evangelical People's Party and the Nationale Aktion.
In the 1970s and 1980s, support of the EDU grew particularly with conservative free-church groups, both traditional and newly established. The language of the EDU was influenced during this time by a directive and on the basis of interest in dispensationalism from an eschatological tone.
In 1991 it entered the Swiss National Council with one seat and in 2003, it gained a second seat. In May 2007 the party became a member of the European Christian Political Movement, which claims: "The source of these Christian values are the Bible and the Christian tradition. These sources are in itself not a political program. These sources call us to serve the people of Europe...". The EDU is no longer listed as being a member of the ECPM.
The EDU received 1.3% of the popular vote in the 2007 elections, and retained one of its two seats in the Swiss National Council, held by Andreas Brönnimann, who represented the canton of Berne.
However, in the 2011 elections, the party lost its seat in the Swiss National Council, even though it still received the same percentage of the popular vote.
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