Young Socialists Switzerland () or Swiss Socialist Youth (, , ), colloquially called “Juso”, is a youth organization in

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

connected to the

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (, SP; ), also called the Swiss Socialist Party (; , PS), is a List of political parties in Switzerland, political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council (Switzerl ...

but legally independent and following a different political course from its mother party. Their positions are often more radical than those of the SP, as they consider themselves a

socialist Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes ...

organization, whilst the SP is a more

social democratic Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...

party.

External links

Official homepage
Jungsozialist*innen Schweiz

Jeunesse socialiste suisse

Gioventù Socialista Svizzera

References

Youth wings of political parties in Switzerland Youth wings of social democratic parties {{Switzerland-poli-stub