Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
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The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz; SP; Romansh: Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra), or Swiss Socialist Party (French: Parti socialiste suisse, Italian: Partito Socialista Svizzero; PS), is a political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council since 1960 and received the second-highest number of votes in the 2019 Swiss federal election.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz Parti socialiste suisse Partito Socialista Svizzero Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra | |
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Abbreviation | PS/SP |
President | Cédric Wermuth Mattea Meyer |
Members in Federal Council | Élisabeth Baume-Schneider Beat Jans |
Founded | 21 October 1888; 135 years ago (1888-10-21) |
Headquarters | Theaterplatz 4 CH-3011, Bern |
Youth wing | Young Socialists Switzerland |
Membership (2015) | 30,000[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-left[4] to left-wing[5] |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (associate) |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[6] |
Colours | Red |
Federal Council | 2 / 7 |
Council of States | 9 / 46 |
National Council | 41 / 200 |
Cantonal executives | 28 / 154 |
Cantonal legislatures | 459 / 2,609 |
Website | |
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The SP was founded on 21 October 1888 and is currently the second-largest of the four leading coalition political parties in Switzerland. It is the only[7] left-leaning party with representatives on the Federal Council, currently Élisabeth Baume-Schneider and Beat Jans. As of January 2024, the SP is the second-largest political party in the Federal Assembly.
Amongst all pro-European parties in Switzerland the SP is the largest and unlike most other Swiss parties, the SP supports Swiss membership in the European Union.[3] Additionally, it supports workers rights and tax incentives for companies that offer shares to employees.[8][9][10] The party is a member of the Progressive Alliance[6] and an associate member of the Party of European Socialists.[11]