The Humanist Party of Switzerland (in German Humanistische Partei der Schweiz (HPS), in French Parti humaniste suisse (PH), in Italian Partito umanista svizzero, in Romansh {?}) is a political party in Switzerland, which pursues the political ideas of New Humanism. The party was active at the beginning only in the canton of Zurich, but has been extended to national status in 1999. It never had great electoral success, it failed to gain seats anywhere
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