Back Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz German Partido Comunista de Suiza Spanish Parti communiste suisse French Partito Comunista Svizzero Italian შვეიცარიის კომუნისტური პარტია Georgian Komunistyczna Partia Szwajcarii Polish 瑞士共产党 Chinese
Communist Party of Switzerland Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz Parti communiste suisse Partito Comunista Svizzero | |
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| Abbreviation | KPS/PCS |
| President | Franz Welti (first) |
| General Secretary | Marino Bodenmann (first) |
| Founded | 6 March 1921 |
| Banned | 26 November 1940 |
| Split from | PS/SP |
| Succeeded by | Swiss Party of Labour |
| Newspaper | Kämpfer |
| Membership (c. 1921[1]) | 6,000 |
| Ideology | Communism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | Comintern |
The Communist Party of Switzerland (German: Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz; KPS) or Swiss Communist Party (French: Parti communiste suisse; Italian: Partito Comunista Svizzero; PCS) was a communist party in Switzerland between 1921 and 1944. It was the Swiss section of the Communist International (Comintern).