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Abbreviation | SP/PS |
President | Cédric Wermuth Mattea Meyer |
Members in Federal Council | Élisabeth Baume-Schneider Beat Jans |
Founded | 21 October 1888 |
Headquarters | Theaterplatz 4, 3011 Bern |
Youth wing | Young Socialists Switzerland |
Membership (2015) | c. 30,000[1] |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (associate) |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
Colours | Red |
Federal Council | 2 / 7 |
Council of States | 9 / 46 |
National Council | 41 / 200 |
Cantonal executives | 28 / 154 |
Cantonal legislatures | 459 / 2,609 |
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The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz, SP; Romansh: Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra), also called the 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 2023 Swiss federal election.
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 left-leaning party with representatives on the Federal Council,[2] positioning itself at the centre-left.[3] Currently, Élisabeth Baume-Schneider and Beat Jans represent the party. 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.[4][5][6] Additionally, it supports labour rights and tax incentives for companies that offer shares to employees.[7][8][9] The party is a member of the Progressive Alliance[10] and an associate member of the Party of European Socialists.[11]
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