The Centre (political party)
| President | Gerhard Pfister |
|---|---|
| Members in Federal Council | Martin Pfister |
| Founded | 1 January 2021 |
| Merger of | Christian Democratic People's Party Conservative Democratic Party |
| Youth wing | Young Centre / Centre Youth German: Die Junge Mitte French: Jeunes du Centre Italian: Giovani del Centro Romansh: Il Giuven Center |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (associate) |
| Colours | Orange |
| Slogan | Freedom. Solidarity. Responsibility. |
| Federal Council | 1 / 7 |
| National Council | 29 / 200 |
| Council of States | 15 / 46 |
| Cantonal executives | 40 / 154 |
| Cantonal legislatures | 425 / 2,544 |
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The Centre (German: Die Mitte; French: Le Centre; Italian: il Centro; Romansh: il Center) is a centre to centre-right political party in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP/PDC) and the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD). Following the formal merger of the parties on 1 January 2021, it has 29 of 200 seats in the National Council and 15 of 46 seats in the Council of States. Martin Pfister is the party's representative on the Federal Council.