The following parties are represented either in the Swiss Federal Assembly as of 2022 or in cantonal parliaments and executive councils as of 2021.[2] For their names in the four national languages of Switzerland, see #Names in the national languages below.
For more detailed information on the political positions of some of the parties listed below, see here:[3] For Swiss political party strength on the municipal level, see here:[4]
Minor parties
The following groups or parties are not represented at either the cantonal or national level (but may hold positions in municipal parliaments).
Historical parties
Names in the national languages
Sources: The Swiss Federal Chancellery
Relative importance
At the federal level
Composition of the National Council by political party, 1919–2019
Composition of the Federal Council by political party, 1919–2017
^Kevin Gertsch; Chantal Tauxe (24 December 2014). "L'UDC n'est pas le premier parti de Suisse" [The UDC is not the largest party in Switzerland]. L'Hebdo. pp. 62–63.