The Liberals (Switzerland)

FDP.The Liberals (, , , ) is a liberal political party in Switzerland.

The party was formed on 1 January 2009, after two parties, the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) and the smaller Liberal Party (LPS/PLS), united. In Vaud and Valais, the parties retain separate organisations. Its youth organisation is Young Liberals. With 120,000 members as of 2015, the FDP has the most members of any party: 20% more than the second-placed Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP/PDC). The Liberals (through its FDP predecessor) are the only party that has participated in every federal government since 1848 and since 2003 have been represented in the Federal Council by two members. They are the third-largest party in the National Council and is the second-largest in the Council of States.

The party is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party) and an observer member of the Liberal International. The party's president is Thierry Burkart. The current FDP representatives in the Federal Council are Ignazio Cassis and Karin Keller-Sutter. Provided by Wikipedia