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Free Democratic Party/Radical Democratic Party

German: *Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei*
French: *Parti radical-démocratique*
Italian: *Partito Liberale Radicale*
Romansh: *Partida liberaldemocrata svizra*
Free Democratic Party/Radical Democratic Party German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei; French: Parti radical-démocratique; Italian: Partito Liberale Radicale; Romansh: Partida liberaldemocrata svizra
Founded	1894
Dissolved	1 January 2009; 15 years ago
Merged into	FDP.The Liberals
Headquarters	Neuengasse 20 ; Postfach 6136; CH-3001 Bern
Ideology	Liberalism (Switzerland); Classical liberalism; Conservative liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
International affiliation	International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties; (before 1938); Liberal International; (after 1947)
Colours	Azure
	Politics of Switzerland; Political parties; Elections;

The Free Democratic Party or Radical Democratic Party^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] (German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei, FDP; French: Parti radical-démocratique, PRD; Italian: Partito liberale-radicale svizzero, PLR; Romansh: Partida liberaldemocrata svizra, PLD) was a liberal^[10]^[11]^[12] political party in Switzerland. Formerly one of the major parties in Switzerland, on 1 January 2009 it merged with the Liberal Party of Switzerland to form FDP.The Liberals.

The FDP was formed in 1894 from the Radicals, who had dominated Swiss politics since the 1830s, standing in opposition to the Catholic conservatives, and who from the creation of the federal state in 1848 until 1891 formed the federal government.

The FDP remained dominant until the introduction of proportional representation in 1919. From 1945 to 1987, it alternated with the Social Democratic Party to be the largest party. In 1959, the party took two seats in the magic formula. The party declined in the 1990s and 2000s (decade), as it was put under pressure by the Swiss People's Party. In response, the party formed closer relations with the smaller Liberal Party, leading to their formal merger in 2009.

^ Jan-Erik Lane; Svante O. Ersson (1999). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE Publications. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, a Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 489. ISBN 978-0-313-39181-1.
^ Damir Skenderovic (2009). The Radical Right in Switzerland: Continuity and Change, 1945-2000. Berghahn Books. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84545-948-2. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ Hanspeter Kriesi; Laurent Bernhard (2011). The Context of the Campaigns. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 20. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Lublin, David (2014). Minority Rules: Electoral Systems, Decentralization, and Ethnoregional Party Success. Oxford University Press. pp. 232–233.
^ Thompson, Wayne C., ed. (2014). "Switzerland". Western Europe 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-4758-1230-5.
^ "FDP. The Liberals". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ Roberts, Geoffrey K.; Hogwood, Patricia, eds. (1997). European Politics Today. Manchester University Press. p. 383.
^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2013). "Switzerland". Political Handbook of the World 2013. CQ Press/SAGE. pp. 1400–1401. ISBN 978-1452258249.
^ Erik Lundsgaarde (2012). The Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid. Routledge. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-0-415-65695-5. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ Hanspeter Kriesi (31 July 2012). "Restructuring the national political space: the supply side of national electoral politics". In Hanspeter Kriesi; Edgar Grande; Martin Dolezal; Marc Helbling; Dominic Höglinger (eds.). Political Conflict in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-107-02438-0. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.

[LaneErsson1999-1] Jan-Erik Lane; Svante O. Ersson (1999). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE Publications. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[Slomp2011-2] Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, a Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 489. ISBN 978-0-313-39181-1.

[Skenderovic2009-3] Damir Skenderovic (2009). The Radical Right in Switzerland: Continuity and Change, 1945-2000. Berghahn Books. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84545-948-2. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[KriesiBernard-4] Hanspeter Kriesi; Laurent Bernhard (2011). The Context of the Campaigns. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 20. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Lublin-5] Lublin, David (2014). Minority Rules: Electoral Systems, Decentralization, and Ethnoregional Party Success. Oxford University Press. pp. 232–233.

[Thompson-6] Thompson, Wayne C., ed. (2014). "Switzerland". Western Europe 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-4758-1230-5.

[7] "FDP. The Liberals". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

[8] Roberts, Geoffrey K.; Hogwood, Patricia, eds. (1997). European Politics Today. Manchester University Press. p. 383.

[9] Lansford, Tom, ed. (2013). "Switzerland". Political Handbook of the World 2013. CQ Press/SAGE. pp. 1400–1401. ISBN 978-1452258249.

[Lundsgaarde-10] Erik Lundsgaarde (2012). The Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid. Routledge. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-0-415-65695-5. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[Kriesi-11] Hanspeter Kriesi (31 July 2012). "Restructuring the national political space: the supply side of national electoral politics". In Hanspeter Kriesi; Edgar Grande; Martin Dolezal; Marc Helbling; Dominic Höglinger (eds.). Political Conflict in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-107-02438-0. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[12] Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.

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Free Democratic Party/Radical Democratic Party German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei French: Parti radical-démocratique Italian: Partito Liberale Radicale Romansh: Partida liberaldemocrata svizra

Founded	1894 (1894)
Dissolved	1 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-01)
Merged into	FDP.The Liberals
Headquarters	Neuengasse 20 Postfach 6136 CH-3001 Bern
Ideology	Liberalism (Switzerland) Classical liberalism^[1] Conservative liberalism^[2]
Political position	Centre-right^[3]^[4]
European affiliation	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
International affiliation	International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties (before 1938) Liberal International (after 1947)
Colours	Azure
Politics of Switzerland Political parties Elections