Switzerland's Green Liberal Party: a new party model for the environment?

摘要

Gains in the 2007 Swiss national elections started leading members of the Green Party thinking seriously about securing a seat in the seven-member national government (Federal Council). Strong performances in subsequent cantonal elections fostered their aspirations, and after the Fukushima catastrophe in March 2011, most observers were confident that the Green Party would do well in the 2011 national elections and the claim for Green representation in the national government would become irresistible.