What is Swiss People's Party?
[[Image:SVP UDC Logo.svg|right|250px]] The '''Swiss People's Party''' ({{lang-de|Schweizerische Volkspartei}}, SVP; {{lang-rm|Partida populara Svizra}}, PPS), also known as the '''Democratic Union of the Centre''' ({{lang-fr|Union démocratique du centre}}, UDC; {{lang-it|Unione Democratica di Centro}}, UDC), is a [[National conservatism|national conservative]] and [[Right-wing populism|right-wing populist]] [[political party]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is the largest party in the [[Federal Assembly of Switzerland|Federal Assembly]], with 53 members of the [[National Council of Switzerland|National Council]] and 6 members of the [[Council of States of Switzerland|Council of States]]. The current leader of the party is [[Marco Chiesa]]. The SVP was founded in 1971 from a merger of the [[Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents]] (BGB) and the [[Democratic Party (Switzerland)|Democratic Party]]. == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Schweizerische Volkspartei}} * [https://www.svp.ch/ svp.ch] {{in lang|de|fr|it}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|politics|Switzerland}} [[Category:1971 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Switzerland]] [[Category:Conservative parties]] [[Category:Political parties in Switzerland]]