Communist Party of Switzerland

The Communist Party of Switzerland (German: Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz; KPS) or Swiss Communist Party (French: Parti communiste suisse; Italian: Partito Comunista Svizzero; PCS) was a communist party in Switzerland between 1921 and 1944. It was the Swiss section of the Communist International (Comintern).

For the modern party, see Communist Party (Switzerland).
Communist Party of Switzerland
Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz
Parti communiste suisse
Partito Comunista Svizzero
AbbreviationKPS/PCS
PresidentFranz Welti (first)
General SecretaryMarino Bodenmann (first)
Founded6 March 1921
Banned26 November 1940
Split fromPS/SP
Succeeded bySwiss Party of Labour
NewspaperKämpfer
Membership (c. 1921)6,000
IdeologyCommunism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationComintern
  • Politics of Switzerland
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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