Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein)

Christian-Social People's Party
Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei
AbbreviationVP
FounderWilhelm Beck
FoundedFebruary 1918 (1918-02)
Dissolved5 January 1936 (1936-01-05)
Merged intoPatriotic Union
NewspaperLiechtensteiner Nachrichten
(Liechtenstein News)
IdeologySocial liberalism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre
ColoursRed

The Christian-Social People's Party (German: Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei, CSV), often shortened to simply the People's Party (German: Volkspartei, VP), was a social liberal political party in Liechtenstein. It tended to be more popular in the Oberland, and supported closer ties with Switzerland as opposed to Austria. Founded in 1918, the Christian-Social People's Party and the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) were the first political parties in Liechtenstein. In 1936, it merged with the Liechtenstein Homeland Service to form the Patriotic Union.