Swiss People's Party Upper Valais

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Swiss People's Party Upper Valais
Establishment date: September 27, 2002
Presidium: Franz Ruppen
National Council: 1 seat
Council of States: -
Fraction (BV): SVP parliamentary group
Cantonal parliaments: 7 seats
Cantonal Governments: -
Party structure: SVP Goms
SVP Brig
SVP Visp
SVP Leuk
Groupings: JSVP Upper Valais
Website: www.svpo.ch

The Swiss People's Party Upper Valais (SVPO) is a political party in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais .

SVP Oberwallis is the third strongest political force in Oberwallis today. It stood in the last municipal council elections in 2016 in 12 of the 29 voting proportional communities with its own lists and is represented by three councils in Naters and St. Niklaus , two councils in Brig-Glis and one council in Obergoms , Visp and Varen .

Party presidents

  • Markus Schwery (2002-2005)
  • Franz Ruppen (since 2005)

Grand Council (130 seats)

  • 2005-2009: 1
  • 2009-2013: 5th
  • 2013–2017: 6
  • 2017-2021: 7

National Councils

  • Franz Ruppen (since 2015)