Young SVP

The Young SVP ( UDC Jeunes French, Italian Giovani UDC) is the young party of the Swiss People 's Party ( SVP), was established in 1968 as " Young middle ." It is divided into cantonal and communal sections.

History

As the members of the Young SVP earlier mostly came from rural areas, agricultural policy occupied a wide space. They fought for the preservation of small and medium-sized enterprises and demanded a halt to construction of shopping centers. In the program of 1984 called for the Young SVP that the state staying the shrinking process of the farms and the wage parity realize, as it also called for the farming community.

Many leading members of the Young SVP were and are politically very active because they had both the boys SVP and in the cantonal parties. About 90 % of the members come later on in the SVP.

Political

The Young SVP occurs often incisive and certain as the mother party and acts on his own. So they brought, for example in 2008 with the Swiss Democrats a referendum against the continuation of persons with Romania and Bulgaria concluded.

In addition, she represents their views openly and forcefully. The main principles in the party program of the Young SVP include public safety, strengthening of agriculture and small and medium enterprises, the fight against high taxes and the EU accession, a clear and restrictive immigration and asylum policies as well as the preservation the Swiss militia army.

Party Near organizations

In addition to the boys SVP exists a formally independent of the party organization Young4FUN.ch, comparable to the Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland ( AUNS ). Young4FUN.ch focuses on certain parts of the party program to represent this especially trenchant in public. The association is a right-wing conservative orientation, committed to the fight against the opening of the country to the outside and is particularly committed to the prevention of joining the EU. The key positions are exclusively in the hands of JSVP members.