The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (Also called Christan-Democratic Party, German: Christlich Demokratische Volkspartei (CVP), French: Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse (PDC), Italian: Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero (PPD), Romansh: Partida Cristiandemocratica Svizra (PCD)) is a political party in Switzerland and a member of the Swiss coalition government. Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is any of the various Rhaetian languages spoken in Switzerland. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ...

The CVP was formed in 1912 under the name Swiss Conservative People's Party (Schweizerische Konservative Volkspartei). In 1957 it changed its name to the Conservative-Christian-Social People's Party (Konservativ-Christlichsoziale Volkspartei) and to its current name in 1970. 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The CVP and its predecessors originally represented the conservative, mostly Catholic opponents of the liberal Swiss state founded in 1848. As such, it defined itself mostly in opposition to its Protestant opponents, the Radicals (now the Free Democratic Party, FDP). After the World Wars, denominational distinctions dwindled in importance, and the CVP began to be eclipsed in popularity by the Social Democrats on the Left and the Swiss People's Party on the Right. However, it remains powerful in its traditional strongholds in central Switzerland and at the Cantonal and communal level. This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Swiss political parties ... The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland, in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra. ... The Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, French: Union Démocratique du Centre, Italian: Unione Democratica del Centro, Romansh: Uniun Democratica dal Center) is a political party in Switzerland. ...

Since about the 1960s, the CVP has positioned itself, together with its erstwhile opponent, the FDP, in the approximate center of the Swiss political mainstream (although its elected representatives represent positions spread across a great part of the political spectrum). Its centrist, consensus-oriented politics have brought it, over the decades, a great deal of success at the policy level. However, as Swiss politics grow, in the opinion of many observers, ever more polarised, the CVP is struggling to define what exactly it stands for. Following continuing losses in the federal parliamentary elections of 1999 and 2003, the party lost one of its two seats in the coalition government, the Swiss Federal Council, to the Swiss People's Party. As of 2003, it holds roughly 15% of the national vote. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Swiss Federal Council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: Conseil fédéral, in Italian: Consiglio federale, in Romansh: Cussegl Federal) is the seven-member executive council which collectively assumes the office of head of state equivalent to that of a president or of a monarch in the government of... The Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, French: Union Démocratique du Centre, Italian: Unione Democratica del Centro, Romansh: Uniun Democratica dal Center) is a political party in Switzerland. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

Presidents

• 1986-1992 Eva Segmüller, St. Gallen
• 1992-1994 Carlo Schmid, Appenzell Innerrhoden
• 1994-1997 Anton Cottier, Fribourg
• 1997-2001 Adalbert Durrer, Obwalden
• 2001-2004 Philipp Stähelin, Thurgau
• 2004- Doris Leuthard, Aargau

St. ... Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. ... Obwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ... Thurgau (Thurgovia) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ...

External link

• CVP (in German, French and Italian) (http://www.cvp.ch)