in approximate relation to the parties ' respective strength in the federal assembly , the seats were distributed as follows : free democratic party -lrb- fdp -rrb- : 2 members , christian democratic people 's party -lrb- cvp -rrb- : 2 members , social democratic party -lrb- sp -rrb- : 2 members , and swiss people 's party -lrb- svp -rrb- : 1 member .. This sentence is hard to understand. A simpler version with equivalent meaning is the following:
the seats were distributed in approximate relation to the parties &apos; respective strength in the Federal Assembly . the seats were distributed as follows : free Democratic Party ( FDP ) : 2 members , Christian Democratic People &apos;s Party ( CVP ) : 2 members , Social Democratic Party ( SP ) : 2 members , and Swiss People &apos;s Party ( SVP ) : 1 member .