Circle of Rhine Party
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The Circle of Rhine Party (German: Rheinkreispartei; French: Parti du Cercle du Rhin) was a political party in Switzerland led by .[1]
History[]
The party was established in 1905 as a breakaway from the Free Democratic Party in Aargau. In the 1908 federal elections it put forward two candidates in , Jäger and Arnold Doser, but failed to win a seat. In the 1911 federal elections it ran three candidates in Aargau-Nord, winning one seat, taken by Jäger. The following year it merged back into the FDP.
References[]
- ^ Josef Jäger Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
Categories:
- Defunct political parties in Switzerland
- 1905 establishments in Switzerland
- Political parties established in 1905
- 1912 disestablishments in Switzerland
- Political parties disestablished in 1912