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| German name | Christlich-soziale Partei (CSP) |
| French name | Parti chrétien-social (PCS) |
| Italian name | Partito Cristiano Sociale (PCS) |
| Romansh name | Partida cristiansociala de la Svizra (PCS) |
| President | Monika Bloch Suess |
| Members of the Swiss Federal Council | None |
| Founded | 21 June 1997 |
| Headquarters | Eichenstrasse 79 3184 Wünnewil |
| Ideology | Christian left, Social democracy |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| Official colours | Turquoise |
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| http://www.csp-pcs.ch/ | |
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The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich-soziale Partei; French: Parti chrétien-social) is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. 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."
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Electoral power
The CSP only has one seat on the federal scale in the National Council of Switzerland, the lower house, and has always been representing the State of Fribourg. On a cantonal level, the CSP has many elected members, mainly in catholic cantons of Valais, Fribourg, Obwalden and Jura. In the latter, the CSP has one elected member in the Executive body, the Conseil d'Etat of the Republic of Jura.
In the National Council of Switzerland, the party is part of the Parliamentary group of the Greens.
Orientation
The CSP is a center-left political party and has strong environmentalist views. It also has social values and aims for taxing richer people. On a societal point of view, it has very liberal views and acts in favour of abortion rights, same-sex relationships and euthanasia, which differs strongly with other common christian political parties, which traditionaly are conservative.
See also
References
External links
- Christian Social Party at swisspolitics.org
- Biography of Hugo Fasel, CSP member of parliament on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
- Home page (in German); (in French)
- Umbrella organization including Freiburg chapter of the party (in German)
- CSP Jura (in French)
- CSP Näfels (in German)
- CSP Obwalden (in German)
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