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Founded | 8 October 1913 |
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Dissolved | 1 January 2009 |
Merged into | FDP.The Liberals |
Headquarters | Spitalgasse 32, Case postale 7107 3001 Bern |
Ideology | Liberalism (Switzerland) Libertarianism Soft Euroscepticism |
Political position | Centre-right |
European affiliation | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party |
International affiliation | Liberal International |
Colours | Blue |
The Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: Liberale Partei der Schweiz, French: Parti libéral suisse, Italian: Partito Liberale Svizzero, Romansh: Partida liberala svizra) was a political party in Switzerland with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) to establish FDP.The Liberals.
It was strongest in the Protestant cantons in Romandy, particularly in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Neuchâtel. In contrast, the ideologically similar FDP was successful nationwide. The Liberal Party was a member of Liberal International.