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Evangelische Volkspartei

Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
German name Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz (EVP)
French name Parti évangelique suisse (PEV)
Italian name Partito Evangelico Svizzero (PEV)
Romansh name Partida evangelica da la Svizra (PEV)
President Marianne Streiff
Founded 1919 P. Christian Protestant
1994 Swiss Evangelical P.
Headquarters Josefstrasse 32
Case Postale 3467
8021 Zurich
Membership (2015) 4,600
Ideology Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Evangelicalism
Political position Centre to Centre-left
European affiliation European Christian Political Movement
Colours Yellow, black
National Council
2 / 200
Council of States
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Cantonal Executives
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Cantonal legislatures
39 / 2,609
Website
www.evppev.ch

Swiss Federal Council
Federal Chancellor
Federal Assembly
Council of States (members)
National Council (members)
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The Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (German: Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz, French: Parti évangelique suisse, Italian: Partito Evangelico Svizzero, Romansh: Partida evangelica da la Svizra) is a Protestant Christian-democratic political party in Switzerland, active mainly in the Cantons of Bern, Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Aargau and Zürich. "Evangelical" translates as evangelisch, the German term for "Protestant", as opposed to "evangelical" as used in Anglo-Saxon Christianity.

The EVP is conservative on euthanasia, abortion, registered partnerships and other typically Christian issues, centrist on economic issues and stands rather centre-left on issues of wealth redistribution, education, environmentalism and immigration. Among other things, it claims to be "dedicated to protecting the environment out of a sense of responsibility for the Creation" and states that "the ethical values of the Bible should be the foundation of society."


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