Free Democratic Party of Switzerland

former political party in Switzerland

The Free Democratic Party (German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei, FDP; Romansh: Partida liberaldemocrata svizra, PLD), also called Radical Democratic Party (French: Parti radical-démocratique, PRD; Italian: Partito liberale-radicale svizzero, PLR) was a liberal political party in Switzerland. The FDP was founded in 1894. On 1 January 2009, it merged with the Liberal Party of Switzerland to become the FDP. The Liberals.