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Belgian Socialist Party

FieldValue
colorcode
nameBelgian Socialist Party
native_name
logoLogo of the Belgian Socialist Party.png
captionThe fist and rose emblem used by the party from 1973.
leader1_titlePresident
leader1_nameAchille Van Acker (first)
André Cools (last)
leader2_titleFounder
leader2_namePaul-Henri Spaak
foundationMay 1945
dissolvedOctober 1978
predecessorBelgian Labour Party
successorSocialist Party (Flemish)
Socialist Party (Francophone)
headquartersBrussels, Belgium
wing1_titleTrade union wing
wing1General Federation of Belgian Labour
ideologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
positionCentre-left to left-wing
internationalSocialist International
europeanConfederation of the Socialist Parties
coloursRed
countryBelgium

André Cools (last) Socialist Party (Francophone) Democratic socialism The Belgian Socialist Party (, , PSB; , , BSP) was a social-democratic political party which existed in Belgium from 1945 to 1978. During its time in office, a number of progressive social reforms were introduced.

The BSP was founded by activists from the Belgian Labour Party (1885–1940), which was the first Belgian socialist party. It ceased to function during the Second World War, while Belgium was under Nazi occupation. Its main support bases were the co-operative and trade union movements, and it won relatively more support in Wallonia. Like most Belgian political organisations, the party supported greater integration with the European Economic Community, albeit in a socialist context.

As linguistic and community issues became more divisive, the Belgian Socialist Party split into two new entities: the Flemish Socialist Party for the Flemish community and the Parti Socialiste (PS) for the Francophone community.

Presidents

Presidents BSP/PSBPeriodPresidentCo-Presidents (from 1971)PeriodDutch speaking co-PresidentFrench speaking co-President
1942–1945Achille Van Acker
1945–1959Max Buset
1959–1971Leo Collard
1971–1973Edmond Leburton
1973–1975Jos Van EyndeAndré Cools
1975–1977Willy ClaesAndré Cools
1977–1978Karel Van MiertAndré Cools

Election results

Election yearVotesSeatsChangeNumberPercentage
**1946**746,73831.57%
**1949**1,496,53929.76%3
**1950**1,705,78134.51%7
**1954**1,927,01537.34%9
**1958**1,897,64635.79%2
**1961**1,933,42436.72%4
**1965**1,403,10728.28%20
**1968**1,403,10727.10%5
**1971**549,48310.40%9
**1974**1,401,72526.66%9
**1977**602,13210.80%2

From the 1971 general election, the Belgian Socialist Party ran separate lists for Flanders and Wallonia; however, they still existed under a single party. The letters in bold thus show the results of the combined lists and consequently the true result of the Belgian Socialist Party in each election

Whilst the Belgian Socialist Party also ran separate lists for Flanders and Wallonia in the 1974 general election, there is no information on the results of separate lists, hence only the result for the combined lists is shown.

References

References

  1. Pfister, Thierry. (24 May 1975). "M. Mitterrand cherche un langage commun avec les leaders socialistes de l'Europe du Sud". [[Le Monde]].
  2. "Archived copy".
  3. (1979). "The first European elections: A handbook and guide". Macmillan Press.
  4. "sp.a partijvoorzitters". Tijdslijn.s-p-a.be.
  5. [http://tijdslijn.s-p-a.be/partij-voorzitters/partij-voorzitters.aspx] {{webarchive. link. (October 9, 2009)
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