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Switzerland is a federal republic, and perhaps the closest state in the world to a direct democracy. ...
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| | | Other countries · Politics Portal view • talk • edit | | Part of the Politics series on Christian Democracy The Swiss Federal Council (German: , French: , Italian: , Romansh: ) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. ...
The table below shows the members of the Swiss Federal Council or Federal Councilors (in German: Bundesräte, in French: conseillers fédéraux, in Italian: consiglieri federali) for any given year since instauration of the federal council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: conseil fédéral, in Italian: consiglio...
Moritz Leuenberger (born September 21, 1946) is a Swiss politician. ...
Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician. ...
The President of the Confederation (Italian: , French: , German: ) is the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ...
Samuel Schmid Samuel Schmid (born January 8, 1947) is a member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. ...
Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician. ...
The President of the Confederation (Italian: , French: , German: ) is the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ...
Christoph Blocher (born 11 October 1940) is a Swiss politician, industrialist and member of the Swiss Federal Council heading the Federal Department of Justice and Police. ...
Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician. ...
Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss National Council (since 1999) and President of the Christian Democratic Peoples Party (CVP/PDC) (since 2004). ...
The Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler, in German; Chancelier fédéral in French; Cancelliere della Confederazione in Italian) is the head of the Federal Chancellery, which acts as the general staff of the seven-member Federal Council (the federal government). ...
The Bundeshaus (Swiss parliament building) The Federal Assembly (in German, Bundesversammlung; in French, Assemblée fédérale; in Italian language, Assemblea federale), is Switzerlands federal parliament. ...
The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament. ...
This is a list of the members of the Swiss Council of States of the current legislature (2003-2007). ...
The National Council of Switzerland (German: Nationalrat, French: Conseil National, Italian: Consiglio Nazionale) is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ...
This is a list of the 200 members of the Swiss National Council (as of January 2005). ...
Political parties in Switzerland lists political parties in Switzerland. ...
Politics of Switzerland Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Switzerland ...
Legislative elections in the Swiss Confederation were held on 19 October 2003. ...
Federal elections will be held in Swizerland in October 2007. ...
Voting in Switzerland is the process with which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. ...
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland (Tribunal fédéral in French, Schweizerisches Bundesgericht in German, Tribunale federale in Italian) is the supreme court of Switzerland. ...
The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland (FCC; German: , French: , Italian: ) is the court of first instance in cases subject to federal criminal jurisdiction in Switzerland. ...
The Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland (FAC; German: , French: , Italian: ) is the judicial authority to which decisions of the federal authorities of Switzerland can be appealed from 1 January 2007 onwards. ...
The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ...
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Human rights are comprehensively guaranteed in Switzerland, one of Europes oldest democracies. ...
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Christian Democracy is a diverse political ideology and movement. ...
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The Christian Democrat and Peoples Parties International (IDC-CDI) is the global political international dedicated to the promotion of christian democracy. ...
The European Peoples Party (EPP) is the largest European political party. ...
For the eurosceptic informal grouping, see European Democrats. ...
The European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) is an European political association for reflection and working on Christian-democratic politics in Europe from an explicit Christian Social view. ...
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In Neo-Calvinism, the idea of sphere sovereignty insists that created boundaries should be affirmed and respected. ...
Political Ideologies Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: Communitarianism as a group of related but distinct philosophies began in the late 20th century, opposing radical individualism, and other similar philosophies while advocating phenomena such as civil society. ...
Stewardship is a concept in theology. ...
Catholic social teaching comprises those aspects of Catholic doctrine which relate to matters dealing with the collective aspect of humanity. ...
Neo-Calvinism, a form of Dutch Calvinism, is the movement initiated by the theologian and former Dutch prime minister Abraham Kuyper. ...
Thomism is the philosophical school that followed in the legacy of Thomas Aquinas. ...
| | Important documents | | Rerum Novarum (1891) Stone Lectures (Princeton 1898) Graves de Communi Re (1901) Quadragesimo Anno (1931) Laborem Exercens (1981) Sollicitudi Rei Socialis (1987) Centesimus Annus (1991) Rerum Novarum (Translation: Of New Things) is an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891. ...
The steeple of Alexander Hall Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States. ...
The steeple of Alexander Hall Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States. ...
Graves de Communi Re was an encyclical written by Pope Leo XIII in 1901, on Christian Democracy. ...
Quadragesimo Anno is an encyclical by Pope Pius XI, issued 15 May 1931, 40 years after Rerum Novarum (thus the name, Latin for the fortieth year). Written as a response to the Great Depression, it calls for the establishment of a social order based on the principle of subsidiarity. ...
Laborem Exercens was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. ...
Sollicitudi Rei Socialis was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1987, on the twentieth anniversary of Populorum Progressio. ...
Centesimus Annus (which is Latin for hundredth year) was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1991, on the hundredth anniversary of Rerum Novarum. ...
| | Important figures | | Thomas Aquinas · John Calvin Pope Leo XIII · Abraham Kuyper Maritain · Adenauer · De Gasperi Pope Pius XI · Schuman Pope John Paul II · Kohl Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. ...
John Calvin (July 10, 1509 â May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. ...
Pope Leo XIII (March 2, 1810 â July 20, 1903), born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, having succeeded Pope Pius IX (1846â78) on February 20, 1878 and reigning until his death in 1903. ...
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Jacques Maritain Jacques Maritain (November 18, 1882 â April 28, 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. ...
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Alcide De Gasperi (3 April 1881 â 19 August 1954) was an Italian statesman and politician. ...
Pope Pius XI (Latin: ) (May 31, 1857 â February 10, 1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922 and sovereign of Vatican City from 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939. ...
President of Council: 1947â1948 Foreign Minister: 1948â1952 Profession: Lawyer Robert Schuman (June 29, 1886 â September 4, 1963) was a noted Luxembourg-born German-French politician, a Christian Democrat (M.R.P.) who is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union. ...
Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II) born [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland â April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Catholic...
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born April 3, 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. ...
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The Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (German: Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz, French: Parti Evangelique Suisse, Italian: Partito Evangelico Svizzero, Romansh: Partida evangelica da la Svizra) is a political party from Switzerland. It is Protestant Christian party which is centre left on social issues (in the European or Canadian sense of the word) and conservative on ethical issues. On the environment it claims "The EPP is dedicated to protecting the environment out of a sense of responsibility for the Creation." The Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes, pron. ...
A provincial episcopal visitor (popularly known as a PEV or a flying bishop) in the Church of England (CofE) is a bishop assigned to minister to clergy, laity and parishes who do not in conscience accept the ministry of women priests. ...
Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is one of the four national languages of Switzerland, along with German, Italian and French. ...
Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ...
It was founded in 1919 as the People's Party. It is an associated member of the European People's Party (EPP). Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
The European Peoples Party (EPP) is the largest European political party. ...
In 2003, it held 3 mandates (out of 200) in the Swiss National Council (first chamber of the Swiss parliament). It was represented neither in the second chamber nor in the Swiss Federal Council (executive body). By 2005, it held 2,4% of the seats in the Swiss Cantonal parliaments, but was not represented in any of the 26 Cantonal governments (index "BADAC", weighted with the population and number of seats). The National Council of Switzerland is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ...
The Swiss Federal Council (German: , French: , Italian: , Romansh: ) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. ...
External links
- Party website - in German
- English version of introductory page
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