GLP Grünliberale Partei Schweiz

What GLP Grünliberale Partei Schweiz does

The Grünliberale Partei Schweiz (GLP, Green Liberal Party Switzerland) is a Swiss federal political party founded in 2007 that positions itself at the intersection of ecological sustainability and economic liberalism, addressing a representation gap between traditional green and classical liberal parties. Headquartered in Bern at Monbijoustrasse 30, the party operates through 26 cantonal party branches covering all Swiss cantons, plus numerous district and local sections — for example, 13 Bezirksparteien in Canton Zürich alone. Its core technological infrastructure is Hitobito, an open-source membership management CRM that centralizes member data, event registration, invoicing, roles, and mailing lists across all cantonal parties via a JSON:API platform with OAuth 2.0/OIDC; this is supplemented by the GLP-Community member portal, GLP Wiki knowledge base, GLP Tools image generator, and a merchandise webshop.

The party's operational footprint extends through affiliated identity networks including JGLP (young members), GLP Frauen (women), queerGLP, GLP International, glp lab (innovation/policy lab), and Cercle d'avenir (policy network), and it holds membership in the ALDE Party, the European liberal party alliance. Governance follows Swiss association law, with structures including the Delegiertenversammlung (delegate assembly), Vorstand (executive board), Präsidium (presidium), and a national Generalsekretariat of approximately 29 staff. It maintains an active digital presence across website, Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn, plus dedicated cantonal accounts.

GLP is a non-profit political organization under Swiss law with no equity ownership, no external investors, and no commercial revenue model. Income derives exclusively from recurring membership fees at cantonal and national levels and from voluntary donations subject to transparency reporting. The party campaigns on environmental policy, European integration, social policy, economy and finance, education/research/innovation, and mobility/spatial planning; current signature-collection campaigns include the Familienzeit-Initiative (parity family time) and a referendum against new nuclear power approvals, with vote recommendations issued for the September 2026 federal ballot.

Name

GLP Grünliberale Partei Schweiz

Legal name

Grünliberale Partei Schweiz

Website

https://grunliberale.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GLP Grünliberale Partei Schweiz is a Swiss federal political party founded in 2007, combining green environmental policy with economic liberalism, operating across all 26 Swiss cantons with approximately 29 staff and funded by membership fees and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Party Services

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Government Policy, Strategy & Performance (incl. OMB-style functions) (BPAIAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO), State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Political party representation
• Policy advocacy services
• Election campaigning
• Membership association
• Political organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Members pay fees to belong to the party at cantonal and national levels.
2. Donations: The party receives donations from supporters, with transparency reporting required.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GLP Grünliberale Partei Schweiz is a Swiss national political party that provides political representation, develops policy positions, and organizes electoral campaigns for federal, cantonal, and municipal elections. It recruits members, coordinates activity through cantonal sections, and advocates liberal-green policy positions in Swiss legislative bodies.

Product overview

GLP Grünliberale Partei Schweiz operates a centralized digital infrastructure centered on Hitobito, a membership management system serving all cantonal and local party organizations. The ecosystem includes the GLP-Community member portal for accessing membership database, party wiki, digital tools including image generation, and a merchandise webshop. All 26 Swiss cantons plus numerous district and local party chapters maintain their own websites built on shared WordPress infrastructure with consistent branding and centralized member management through Hitobito.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JGLP (Junge Grünliberale): Youth organization of the Grünliberale Partei Schweiz
• GLP Frauen
• queerGLP
• GLP International
• glp lab
• GLP Oldies For Future Zug

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JGLP (Junge Grünliberale)coreOthersYouth organization representing young members of the Green Liberal Party. Active across multiple cantons with local chapters like JGLP Uri.
• GLP FrauencoreOthersWomen's network within the party focusing on gender equality and women's representation in politics.
• queerGLPminorOthersLGBTQ+ network of the party, organizing events and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
• GLP InternationalminorOthersInternational network of the party for cross-border cooperation and global green liberal issues.
• ALDE PartycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean political party alliance of liberal and centrist parties. GLP Schweiz is a member of ALDE, connecting Swiss green liberals with European counterparts.
• Cercle d'avenirminorOthersThink tank or policy development network associated with the party.
• glp labminorOthersInnovation and ideas lab of the party for developing new policy approaches.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• D66 (Netherlands): The archetypal European green-liberal party and fellow ALDE member. Closest international analogue to GLP in ideology, electoral positioning, and reformist pro-European orientation.
• Radikale Venstre (Danish Social Liberal Party): Historic Nordic green-liberal party combining social progressivism with market-orientation and strong pro-Europeanism. Ideologically the closest Nordic analogue to GLP and longstanding ALDE ally.
• FDP.Die Liberalen: Switzerland's classical-liberal party, ALDE sister party alongside GLP. FDP is the most direct rival for the economic-liberal wing of GLP's coalition and competes for the same centrist-pro-urban vote.
• Grüne Partei Schweiz (GPS/PES): Switzerland's main green party. GLP's sibling competitor on environmental policy; the two parties contest the same climate-focused voters but diverge on economic policy direction.
• Open Vld (Belgium): Belgium's classical-liberal party and ALDE member. Competes for the same European liberal family space as GLP, useful as a comparator for green-liberal coalition dynamics.
• Les Engagés (Belgium, formerly cdH): Belgian center party repositioning toward green-liberalism; fellow ALDE member. Comparable to GLP as a reform-oriented, pro-European, ecological-economic party operating within a consensus federal system.
• Die Mitte (formerly CVP/PDC): Swiss center party formed through CVP-BDP merger. Competes with GLP for centrist, urban, and educated voters and is a direct rival for parliamentary seats in cantonal governments.

Emerging players

• Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz (EVP/PEV): Small Swiss party with a similar scale of parliamentary representation. Comparable as a niche, value-driven party competing for centrist Protestant urban voters, though with a Christian-ethical rather than green-liberal identity.

Broad incumbents

• Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SP): One of Switzerland's two largest governing parties. Overlaps with GLP on social policy and pro-European stance but disagrees on economic liberalism; competes for similar urban, educated voters in German-speaking cantons.
• Schweizerische Volkspartei (SVP): Switzerland's largest party and historically strongest force on the right. Operates in the same federal elections and referendums but is ideologically opposed to GLP's pro-European and pro-environment positions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/grunliberale
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCneOSWcHYD8xC_E4ktlFgzg
• Facebookfacebook.com/grunliberale
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gr-nliberale-partei-schweiz
• Instagraminstagram.com/grunliberale

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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