Christian Social Party (Switzerland)


Christian Social Party
German nameChristlich-soziale Partei (CSP)
French nameParti chrétien-social (PCS)
Italian namePartito Cristiano Sociale (PCS)
Romansh namePartida cristiansociala de la Svizra (PCS)
PresidentMarius Achermann
Members of the Federal CouncilNone
Founded21 June 1997
Split fromChristian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
HeadquartersEichenstrasse 79
3184 Wünnewil
Membership (2011)1,500[1]
IdeologyChristian left
Social democracy
Environmentalism
Political positionCentre-left[2]
ColoursTurquoise
National Council
0 / 200
Council of States
0 / 46
Cantonal Executives
1 / 154
Cantonal legislatures
15 / 2,609
Website
csp-pcs.ch

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The Christian Social Party (CSP) (German: Christlich-soziale Partei, French: Parti chrétien-social) is a political party in Switzerland of the Christian left.[3] The CSP is more aligned with social democracy than the other major Christian party, the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP), which is more economically liberal. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social-democratic[3] and environmentalist[3] political solutions. The core principles of the CSP contain, among others, "solidarity with the socially and economically disadvantaged and the preservation of the environment."[This quote needs a citation]

  1. ^ Der Bund kurz erklärt (in German). Swiss Confederation. 2011. p. 21. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (5 June 2019). Parties and Elections in Europe: Parliamentary Elections and Governments since 1945, European Parliament Elections, Political Orientation and History of Parties (3 ed.). Books on Demand. p. 549. ISBN 978-3-7322-9250-9.
  3. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2015). "Parties and Elections in Europe". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2019.