Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland

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Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union (EDU) (German) Union Démocratique Fédérale (UDF) (French) Unione Democratica Federale (UDF) (Italian) Uniun Democrata Federala (UDF) (Romansh)
President	Daniel Frischknecht
Founded	1975
Headquarters	Frutigenstrasse 8 3601 Thun
Membership (2011)	3,000[1]
Ideology	Christian right[2][3] Right-wing populism[3] National conservatism[2] Social conservatism[2] Euroscepticism Historical: Strasserism Revolutionary nationalism Solidarism
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Swiss Red
Federal Council	0 / 7
National Council	2 / 200
Council of States	0 / 46
Cantonal legislatures	21 / 2,544
Website
www.edu-schweiz.ch
Politics of Switzerland Political parties Elections

The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (German: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union, EDU; French: Union Démocratique Fédérale, UDF; Italian: Unione Democratica Federale, UDF; Romansch: Uniun Democrata Federala, UDF) is a national-conservative^[2] political party in Switzerland. Its ideology is politically conservative, Protestant fundamentalist, and right-wing populist.^[3] It is similar to the Christian right in the United States, and its top goals were to promote "biblical values" and oppose other cultures and values.^[3]

Founded in 1975, the party's current president is Daniel Frischknecht who succeeded the long-serving Hans Moser [de] (2001–2020) in 2020. The EDU is a minor political party that polls around 1% of the vote and holds one seat in the Swiss National Council as of 2019.