17-717: PLR may refer to: Political parties [ edit ] Partito liberale-radicale svizzero , Italian name for the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Partidul Liberal Reformator , Romanian title for the Liberal Reformist Party (Moldova) Partidul Liberal Reformator , Romanian title for the Liberal Reformist Party (Romania) Partido Liberal Radical or Radical Liberal Party (Paraguay) PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux and PLR.I Liberali , French and Italian names respectively for FDP.The Liberals ,
34-522: A coalition government . Sometimes the laws of a country (or of a state within a Federal republic ) provide for two parties that are given special treatment, without explicitly naming those parties. For example, the FAQ posted on the website of Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission says that "Of the 13 commissioners, four affiliate with the Democratic Party, four affiliate with
51-523: A Swiss political party Republican Party of Chile , abbreviated as PLR Pour La Réunion , founded in 2012 Codes [ edit ] ICAO airline designator for Northwestern Air IATA code for St. Clair County Airport , Pell City, Alabama, United States ISO 639-3 code for the Palaka language , spoken in Ivory Coast Other uses [ edit ] Parramatta Light Rail ,
68-440: A government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power. Major parties hold a significant percentage of the vote in elections and claim higher membership than minor parties. Typically, major parties have the most donors, best-organized support networks and excellent funding for elections. Their candidates for political positions are closely watched since they have
85-508: A light rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Pupillary light reflex of the eye Private letter ruling , US taxpayer guidance Public Lending Right , author payments for library book loans Pulse link repeater , a telecommunications device Point of local repair of a network in MPLS local protection Psycho+Logical-Records , an American record label WPLR or 99.1 PLR,
102-471: A radio station, New Haven, Connecticut, US Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title PLR . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PLR&oldid=1241200358 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
119-433: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party ( German : Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei , FDP ; Romansh : Partida liberaldemocrata svizra , PLD ), also called Radical Democratic Party ( French : Parti radical-démocratique , PRD ; Italian : Partito liberale-radicale svizzero , PLR )
136-686: The Swiss National Council (first chamber of the Swiss parliament); 14 (out of 46) in the second chamber and two out of seven mandates in the Swiss Federal Council (executive body). By 2005, it held 27.2% of the seats in the Swiss Cantonal governments and 19.7% in the Swiss Cantonal parliaments (index "BADAC", weighted with the population and number of seats). At the last legislative elections , 22 October 2007,
153-570: 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
170-580: The Republican Party, and five do not affiliate with either major political party." , but the relevant paragraph of the State Constitution says that applicants to be commissioners had to attest "either that they affiliate with one of the two political parties with the largest representation in the legislature (hereinafter, 'major parties'), and if so, identify the party with which they affiliate, or that they do not affiliate with either of
187-417: The highest chance of being elected to office because of the high membership, recognition and donations that these parties are able to generate. Two major parties can lead to a two-party system . If there is only one major party, then it is a dominant-party system . In a multi-party system , a major party is one that occasionally controls the presidency or premiership and is the most influential party in
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#1732765862519204-730: The other major parties in agreeing the ' magic formula ' to divide up the seats of the Federal Council , with the FDP permanently receiving two of the seven seats. After the 2003 elections , lawmakers of FDP and Liberal Party formed a common parliamentary group in the Federal Assembly . In June 2005, they strengthened their cooperation by founding the Radical and Liberal Union . They merged on 1 January 2009 to form FDP. The Liberals . In 2003, it held 36 mandates (out of 200) in
221-525: The party won 15.6% of the popular vote and 31 out of 200 seats. National groups: * observer *associate member **observer Major party A major party is a political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party . According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Major party: a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of
238-536: The radical movement on the 'left' of the political spectrum . It was not until the rise of the Social Democratic Party in the early 20th century that the FDP found itself on the centre-right. The FDP was the dominant party until the 1919 election, when the introduction of proportional representation led to a leap in the representation of the Social Democrats. In 1959, the Free Democrats joined
255-557: The smaller Liberal Party , leading to their formal merger in 2009. The elements ' liberal ', ' radical ' and freisinnig (an obsolete German word for 'liberal', or literally "free thinking" ) in the party's name originate from the conflicts during the period of Swiss Restoration between the Catholic-conservative cantons and the liberal cantons. This conflict led to the foundation of the Swiss federal state in 1848 after
272-686: The victory of the predominantly Protestant and liberal cantons over the conservative and Catholic ones in the Sonderbund war . From 1848 until 1891, the Federal Council was composed entirely of Radicals. The radical movement of the restoration was anti-clerical , and stood in opposition to the Catholic Conservative Party, the ancestor of the modern Christian Democratic People's Party . They were otherwise heterogeneous, including and classical liberal 'Liberals', federalist 'Radicals', and social liberal 'Democrats': placing
289-727: Was a liberal 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
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