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After World War II, the Catholic (now Christian Democratic) Party severed its formal ties with the Church. It became a mass party of the centre. In 1968, the Christian Democratic Party, responding to linguistic tensions in the country, divided into two independent parties: the Parti Social Chrétien (PSC) in French-speaking Belgium and the Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) in Flanders.
In Belgium, aside from a few minor German-speaking parties, most political parties are either Dutch-speaking (Flemish) or French-speaking; the only major bilingual party operating across all of Belgium is the Workers Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB), [8] a far-left party which first won seats in the Chamber in 2014 and as of 2019 has three seats in ...
It became a mass party of the center, somewhat like a big tent political party in the United States. In 1978, the Christian Democratic Party, responding to linguistic tensions in the country, divided into two independent parties: the Parti Social Chrétien (PSC) in French-speaking Belgium and the Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) in Flanders. The ...
This is an overview of all regular elections held in the Kingdom of Belgium since its independence. This excludes local referendums and special elections ( by-elections ) that existed before 1919. Municipal elections prior to 1919 are not listed either.
Belgium has a multi-party system, with numerous political parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Several months before an election, each party forms a list of candidates for each district.
Youth wings of political parties in Belgium (3 P) Pages in category "Political parties in Belgium" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The 60-member Senate is composed of 50 representatives from the regional and community parliaments, plus 10 co-opted senators proportionally divided among parties based on the result of the federal election. [4] All Belgian citizens aged 18 or over are obligated to participate in the election. Non-Belgian citizens residing in Belgium ...
In the German-speaking community, the party is known as the Sozialistische Partei (SP). The PS is very commonly part of governing coalitions, and dominates most local authorities because of the extremely fragmented nature of Belgian political institutions, particularly in Francophone areas.