Socialist Party (Belgium)
Socialist Party | |
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President | Paul Magnette |
Founded | 1978 |
Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism[1][2][3][4][5] Progressivism[6] Eco-socialism[6] |
Political position | Centre-left[7]to left-wing[8][9] |
International affiliation | Socialist International |
Website | |
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The Socialist Party[10][11][12] (French: Parti socialiste, PS) is a social democratic[1][2][3][4][5] political party in Belgium. It is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and was the largest French speaking party as of 2014.
Electoral results
Chamber of Representatives
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government |
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1978 | 689,876 | 12.5 | 31 / 212
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Coalition | |
1981 | 733,137 | 12.2 | 35 / 212
|
4 | Opposition |
1985 | 834,488 | 13.8 | 35 / 212
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0 | Opposition |
1987 | 961,361 | 15.6 | 40 / 212
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5 | Coalition |
1991 | 831,199 | 13.5 | 35 / 212
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5 | Coalition |
1995 | 720,819 | 11.9 | 21 / 150
|
14 | Coalition |
1999 | 631,653 | 10.2 | 19 / 150
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2 | Coalition |
2003 | 855,992 | 13.0 | 25 / 150
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6 | Coalition |
2007 | 724,787 | 10.9 | 20 / 150
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5 | Coalition |
2010 | 894,543 | 13.7 | 26 / 150
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6 | Coalition |
2014 | 787,165 | 11.7 | 23 / 150
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3 | Opposition |
2019 | 641,623 | 9.5 | 20 / 150
|
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Coalition (2020–) |
Senate
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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1978 | 685,307 | 12.5 | 17 / 106
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1981 | 755,512 | 12.7 | 18 / 106
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1 |
1985 | 832,792 | 13.9 | 18 / 106
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0 |
1987 | 958,686 | 15.7 | 20 / 106
|
2 |
1991 | 814,136 | 13.3 | 18 / 106
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2 |
1995 | 764,610 | 12.8 | 5 / 40
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13 |
1999 | 597,890 | 9.7 | 4 / 40
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1 |
2003 | 840,908 | 12.8 | 6 / 40
|
2 |
2007 | 678,812 | 10.2 | 4 / 40
|
2 |
2010 | 880,828 | 13.6 | 7 / 40
|
3 |
Controversies
The party, or its members, have been accused of crimes, mostly bribery and financial fraud.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Wallonia/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Slomp, Hans (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 465–. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dimitri Almeida (27 April 2012). The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus. CRC Press. pp. 71–. ISBN 978-1-136-34039-0. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Richard Collin; Pamela L. Martin (2012). An Introduction to World Politics: Conflict and Consensus on a Small Planet. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 218–. ISBN 978-1-4422-1803-1. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). pp. 397–. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.ps.be/Content/Uploads/PSOfficiel/PDFs/170%20engagements%20A5-3.pdf Archived 2022-02-01 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ Josep M. Colomer (24 July 2008). Comparative European Politics. Taylor & Francis. pp. 220–. ISBN 9780203946091. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Le PS: se réinventer à gauche tout en forgeant des compromis". Le Soir (in French). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Laurette Onkelinx (PS) : "Le PTB ne représente pas la classe ouvrière"". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ Chee, Foo Yun (23 September 2020). "Belgian king names two to form government - 16 months after election". Reuters. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Emma (20 July 2020). "Belgian Socialist leader warns of new election if coalition not formed in 50 days". Politico. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ Walsh, David (2 October 2020). "Belgium: New seven-party coalition government officially sworn in". Euronews. Retrieved 4 January 2021.