Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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| 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 |
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Christian democracy Social conservatism |
| Political position | Centre to Centre-left |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| Colours | Yellow, black |
| National Council |
2 / 200
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| Council of States |
0 / 46
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| Cantonal legislatures |
39 / 2,609
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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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