Parti Socialiste (Belgium)
| Socialist Party | |
|---|---|
| PS Party logo | |
| President | Paul Magnette |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Preceded by | Belgian Socialist Party |
| Headquarters | national secretariat Bd de l'Empereur/Keizerslaan 13, Brussels |
| Think tank | Institut Emile Vandervelde[1] |
| Youth wing | Movement of Young Socialists |
| Ideology | Social democracy[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left[3] |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance, Socialist International |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Flemish counterpart | Socialist Party Different |
| Colours | Red |
| Chamber of Representatives (French-speaking seats) |
23 / 63
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| Senate (French-speaking seats) |
9 / 24
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| Walloon Parliament |
30 / 75
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| Parliament of the French Community |
33 / 94
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| Brussels Parliament (French-speaking seats) |
21 / 72
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| European Parliament (French-speaking seats) |
3 / 8
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| Website | |
| www.ps.be | |
| Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections |
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The Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste, PS) is a social-democratic[4][5][6][7] French-speaking political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party. The party is led by Paul Magnette, the successor of Elio Di Rupo, who became Prime Minister of Belgium as of 6 December 2011. The party also supplies the Minister-Presidents of the Walloon region and French Community (Rudy Demotte), the Brussels-Capital Region (Charles Picqué) and the German-speaking Community (Karl-Heinz Lambertz) of 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. In the years since 1999, the PS has simultaneously controlled five regional executive bodies: the Government of the French Community, the Walloon Government, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the COCOF, a local subsidiary in Brussels of the French Community Government, and the Government of the German-speaking Community.
The party, or its members, have from time to time been brought into connection with criminal activities and political scandals, mostly concerning bribery and financial fraud (Cools assassination, Agusta scandal, Dassault Affair, fr, ICDI affair). The Carolorégienne affair caused Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe to step down as Minister-President of the Walloon region.
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Electoral results
The PS performed well in the 2003 general election, but were overtaken as the largest Francophone party by the Reformist Movement in the 2007 general election
In the 10 June 2007 general elections, the party won 20 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 4 out of 40 seats in the Senate. PS was a member of the Leterme I Government, Van Rompuy I Government, Leterme II Government and currently the Di Rupo I Government of 6 December 2011, with former PS leader Elio Di Rupo serving as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Timeline
Results for the Chamber of Representatives, in percentages for the Kingdom of Belgium.
Ideology
The ideology and image of the PS is a mix of social-democracy, combined with a modern electoral marketing (since Elio Di Rupo became the party's strongman).[citation needed]
Notable figures
Chairmen
- André Cools, 1978-1981 (previously leader of the Walloon branch of the BSP/PSB)
- Guy Spitaels, 1981–1992
- Philippe Busquin, 1992–1999
- Elio Di Rupo, 1999–2011
- Thierry Giet, 2011-2013 (ad interim)
- Paul Magnette, 2013–present
Other
- Rudy Demotte
- André Flahaut
- Jean-Claude Marcourt
- Philippe Moureaux
- Laurette Onkelinx
- Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
Election results
Federal Parliament
Chamber of Representatives
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | % of language group vote |
# of overall seats won | # of language group seats won |
+/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 720,819 | 11.9 |
21 / 150
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| 1999 | 631,653 | 10.2 |
19 / 150
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 2 |
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| 2003 | 855,992 | 13.0 |
25 / 150
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25 / 62
|
 6 |
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| 2007 | 724,787 | 10.9 |
20 / 150
|
20 / 62
|
5 |
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| 2010 | 894,543 | 13.7 | (#1) |
26 / 150
|
26 / 62
|
6 |
In a government coalition with SP.A, MR/Open VLD, CD&V/CDH |
| 2014 | 787,165 | 11.67 |
23 / 150
|
23 / 63
|
3 |
in opposition | |
Senate
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | % of language group vote |
# of overall seats won | # of language group seats won |
+/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 764,610 | 12.8 | 34.1 |
5 / 40
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5 / 15
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| 1999 | 597,890 | 9.7 |
4 / 40
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4 / 15
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1 |
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| 2003 | 840,908 | 12.8 |
6 / 40
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6 / 15
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2 |
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| 2007 | 678,812 | 10.2 |
4 / 40
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4 / 15
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2 |
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| 2010 | 880,828 | 13.6 |
7 / 40
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7 / 15
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3 |
Regional parliaments
Brussels Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
% of language group vote |
# of overall seats won |
# of language group seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 96,189 | 22.0 (#1) |
18 / 75
|
in coalition | |||
| 1995 | 88,370 | 21.4 (#2) |
17 / 75
|
1 |
in coalition | ||
| 1999 | 68,307 | 16.0 (#3) |
13 / 75
|
4 |
in coalition | ||
| 2004 | 130,462 | 33.4 (#1) |
26 / 89
|
26 / 72
|
13 |
in coalition | |
| 2009 | 107,303 | 26.2 (#2) |
21 / 89
|
21 / 72
|
5 |
in coalition | |
| 2014 | in coalition | ||||||
German-speaking Community Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,407 | 16.3 (#3) |
4 / 25
|
 0 |
in opposition |
| 1995 | 5,958 | 16.1 (#3) |
4 / 25
|
0 |
in opposition |
| 1999 | 5,519 | 15.0 (#3) |
4 / 25
|
0 |
in coalition |
| 2004 | 6,903 | 19.0 (#3) |
5 / 25
|
1 |
in coalition |
| 2009 | 7,231 | 19.3 (#2) |
5 / 25
|
0 |
in coalition |
| 2014 | in coalition |
Walloon Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 665,986 | 35.2 (#1) |
30 / 75
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in coalition | |
| 1999 | 560,867 | 29.4 (#1) |
25 / 75
|
5 |
in coalition |
| 2004 | 727,781 | 36.9 (#1) |
34 / 75
|
9 |
in coalition |
| 2009 | 657,803 | 32.8 (#1) |
29 / 75
|
5 |
in coalition |
| 2014 | in coalition |
European Parliament
French-speaking electoral college
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
% of electoral college vote |
# of overall seats won |
# of electoral college seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 575,824 | 10.6 | 27.4 (#1) |
4 / 24
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4 / 11
|
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| 1984 | 762,293 | 34.0 (#1) |
5 / 24
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5 / 11
|
1 |
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| 1989 | 854,207 | 38.1 (#1) |
5 / 24
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5 / 11
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0 |
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| 1994 | 680,142 | 30.4 (#1) |
3 / 25
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3 / 10
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2 |
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| 1999 | 596,567 | 25.8 (#2) |
3 / 25
|
3 / 10
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0 |
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| 2004 | 878,577 | 36.1 (#1) |
4 / 24
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4 / 9
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1 |
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| 2009 | 714,947 | 29.1 (#1) |
3 / 22
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3 / 8
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1 |
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| 2014 | 714,784 | 29,28 (#1) |
3 / 21
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3 / 8
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0 |
German-speaking electoral college
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
% of electoral college vote |
# of overall seats won |
# of electoral college seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,527 | 14.9 (#3) |
0 / 24
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0 / 1
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| 2009 | 5,658 | 14.6 (#4) |
0 / 22
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0 / 1
|
0 |
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| 2014 | 5,841 | 15.11 (#4) |
0 / 21
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0 / 1
|
0 |
See also
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