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The SVP's history can be traced back to several farmers parties "in agrarian cantons of Protestant, German-speaking Switzerland" in the late 1910s.<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 124.</ref> These parties were first represented in the Federal Council in 1929, and these parties were united under one "'umbrella organization'" in 1936 at the creation of the Farmers, Artisians and Citizens Party (BGB).<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 125.</ref> The BGB was a generally conservative party,<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 125, 127.</ref> but after the [[Second World War]] it participated in the postwar consensus politics of Switzerland.<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 126.</ref>
The SVP's history can be traced back to several farmers parties "in agrarian cantons of Protestant, German-speaking Switzerland" in the late 1910s.<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 124.</ref> These parties were first represented in the Federal Council in 1929, and these parties were united under one "'umbrella organization'" in 1936 at the creation of the Farmers, Artisians and Citizens Party (BGB).<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 125.</ref> The BGB was a generally conservative party,<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 125, 127.</ref> but after the [[Second World War]] it participated in the postwar consensus politics of Switzerland.<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 126.</ref>
===Modern history===
===Merger===
In 1971, the BGB merged with two cantonal Democratic Parties, and the same year the name was changed to the Swiss People's Party (SVP).<ref name="pp.128">Skenderovic, pp. 128.</ref> The two Democratic Parties were politically centrist and socially liberal, so the merger shifted the SVP as a whole towards the political center, even though there were internal ideological debates.<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 128, 129.</ref> The merger was intended to increase the SVP's voting base, but it did not increase its electoral performance, remaining around 11 percent.<ref name="pp.128"/>
In 1971, the BGB merged with two cantonal Democratic Parties, and the same year the name was changed to the Swiss People's Party (SVP).<ref name="pp.128">Skenderovic, pp. 128.</ref> The two Democratic Parties were politically centrist and socially liberal, so the merger shifted the SVP as a whole towards the political center, even though there were internal ideological debates.<ref>Skenderovic, pp. 128, 129.</ref> The merger was intended to increase the SVP's voting base, but it did not increase its electoral performance, remaining around 11 percent.<ref name="pp.128"/>