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| German name | Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz (BDP) |
| French name | Parti bourgeois démocratique Suisse (PBD) |
| Italian name | Partito borghese democratico Svizzera (PBD) |
| Romansh name | Partida burgais democratica Svizra (PBD) |
| President | Hans Grunder |
| Members of the Swiss Federal Council | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (elected as SVP member) |
| Founded | 1 November 2008 |
| Headquarters | Postfach 119 CH-3000 Bern 6 |
| Ideology | Conservatism, Economic liberalism |
| International affiliation | Not affiliated |
| European affiliation | Not affiliated |
| Official colours | Yellow, Black |
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The Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz, BDP; French: Parti bourgeois démocratique Suisse, Italian: Partito borghese democratico Svizzera, Romansh: Partida burgais democratica Svizra, PBD) is a conservative political party in Switzerland. It is a moderate spin-off of the conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), and was founded as a political party on the federal level on November 1, 2008.[1]
On 16 June 2008, the delegates' convention of the Graubünden cantonal section of the Swiss People's Party, expelled by the federal party on account of its support of Federal Councillor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, decided to rename itself BPS Graubünden (BPS stands for Bürgerliche Partei Schweiz) and to form the first cantonal section of the BDP.[2] A second cantonal section was founded in Berne on 21 June 2008 under the name BDP;[2][3] the change from BPS to BDP was due to a name conflict with the extant minor party Bürgerpartei Schweiz (Citizen's Party of Switzerland), which has the same acronym BPS. As a result, the BPS Graubünden also changed its name to BDP Graubünden.[4][5]
Sections in Vaud and Zug are going to be founded soon.[6][7]
Sections founded so far: Aargau, Berne, Glarus, Graubünden, Obwalden, Thurgau and Zürich.
References
- ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/die_bdp_schweiz_wird_am_1_november_gegruendet__1.819830.html
- ^ a b "SVP Graubünden mit neuem Namen" (in German). SF. 16 June 2008. http://tagesschau.sf.tv/content/view/full/237710.
- ^ Abspaltung von der Berner SVP vollzogen (Schweiz, NZZ Online)
- ^ espace.ch - SVP-Spaltung perfekt
- ^ Bündner SVP-Abspaltung übernimmt Namen der Berner (Schweiz, NZZ Online)
- ^ Auf der Suche nach dem «fünften Mann» (Panorama, NZZ Online)
- ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/_im_aargau_soll_eine_bdp_gegruendet_werden_1.1080551.html
External links
- http://www.bdp-be.ch/ Berne section
- http://www.bdp-gl.ch/ Glarus section
- http://www.bdp-gr.ch/ Grisons section
- http://www.bdp.tv/ Video site
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