Swiss People's Party Upper Valais
Swiss People's Party Upper Valais | |
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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)