Republican Movement (Switzerland)

The Republican movement was a nationalist political party in Switzerland.

History

The Republican movement split from the National Action (NA ) after a dispute between James Schwarzenbach and the NA.

1971 captured the movement right away seven National Council seats that they had probably due to the popularity of Schwarzenbach: Elected were Walter Bräm ( Zurich ), Josef Fischer ( Aargau ), Hans Ulrich Graf ( Zurich ), Wilfried Naegeli ( Thurgau ), Werner Reich ( Zurich ), James Schwarzenbach ( Zurich ) and Eduard von Waldkirch (Bern). Secretary of the movement was Ulrich Schlüer. Your Message organ was the Republicans.

In the

" Parliamentary elections in 1975, the downward trend, which was connected with the splits within the movement confirmed. 1978 Schwarzenbach stepped down as party president resigned and gave his National Council mandate. The following year, the Republicans made ​​it into the national legislature no longer, indicating the close, typical for right-wing populist movements linking Leader figure, movement and mobilization, or as formulated by Drews: Schwarzenbach was the Republicans, and the Republicans were Schwarzenbach '. "

From the late 1970s, they almost disappeared from the political scene. On 22 April 1989, the party adopted its resolution.