Socialist Party (Belgium)
political party in French-speaking Belgium
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.
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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 |
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Electoral results
changeChamber of Representatives
change| 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
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Opposition |
| 1985 | 834,488 | 13.8 | 35 / 212
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Opposition |
| 1987 | 961,361 | 15.6 | 40 / 212
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Coalition |
| 1991 | 831,199 | 13.5 | 35 / 212
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Coalition |
| 1995 | 720,819 | 11.9 | 21 / 150
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Coalition |
| 1999 | 631,653 | 10.2 | 19 / 150
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Coalition |
| 2003 | 855,992 | 13.0 | 25 / 150
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Coalition |
| 2007 | 724,787 | 10.9 | 20 / 150
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Coalition |
| 2010 | 894,543 | 13.7 | 26 / 150
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Coalition |
| 2014 | 787,165 | 11.7 | 23 / 150
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Opposition |
| 2019 | 641,623 | 9.5 | 20 / 150
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External support (2020) |
| Coalition (2020–) |
Senate
change| 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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| 1985 | 832,792 | 13.9 | 18 / 106
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| 1987 | 958,686 | 15.7 | 20 / 106
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| 1991 | 814,136 | 13.3 | 18 / 106
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| 1995 | 764,610 | 12.8 | 5 / 40
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| 1999 | 597,890 | 9.7 | 4 / 40
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| 2003 | 840,908 | 12.8 | 6 / 40
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| 2007 | 678,812 | 10.2 | 4 / 40
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| 2010 | 880,828 | 13.6 | 7 / 40
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Controversies
changeThe party, or its members, have been accused of crimes, mostly bribery and financial fraud.
References
change- ↑ 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.