Christian Social Party (Switzerland)

The Christian Social Party (CSP) (German: Christlich-soziale Partei, French: Parti chrétien-social) is a political party in Switzerland of the Christian left. 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 and environmentalist political solutions. The core principles of the CSP contain, among others, "solidarity with the socially and economically disadvantaged and the preservation of the environment."

Not to be confused with the Christian Social Party of Obwalden, which is affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party.
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
IdeologyChristian left
Social democracy
Environmentalism
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursTurquoise
National Council
0 / 200
Council of States
0 / 46
Cantonal Executives
1 / 154
Cantonal legislatures
15 / 2,609
Website
csp-pcs.ch
  • Politics of Switzerland
  • Political parties
  • Elections
Swiss Federal Council
Federal Chancellor
Federal Assembly
Council of States (members)
National Council (members)
Voting
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.