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People's Party (Belgium)

FieldValue
namePeople's Party
native_namefr
nl
logoFile:People's Party of Belgium logo.png
leaderMischaël Modrikamen
foundation
dissolution
mergerLiDé
mergedChez Nous
headquartersAvenue Molière 144
1050 Brussels
ideology{{ublclass=nowrap
Right-wing populism{{refn<ref name"Nordsieck"}}
Euroscepticism<ref>{{Cite newsurlhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-parliament-bannon/belgian-lawyer-launches-trump-inspired-anti-eu-movement-idUSKBN1KE2BJ?il=0author=Alastair Macdonaldtitle=Belgian lawyer launches Trump-inspired anti-EU movementwork=Reutersdate=24 July 2018access-date=2022-01-18}}}}
position{{ublclass=nowrap
Far-right{{refn<ref name":1"}}
internationalThe Movement
europeanAlliance for Direct Democracy in Europe (2014–2016)
coloursPurple and orange
logo_size150
colorcode
countryBelgium

nl 1050 Brussels |Right-wing populism |Euroscepticism}} |Far-right |Historically: |Right-wing (until 2016) The People's Party ( , PP; ), was a political party in Belgium. Primarily a French-speaking party, it considered itself to be to the right of the Reformist Movement, the main centre-right party in Francophone Belgium. It was often considered as a right-wing populist party. From 2016 onwards, it was considered as far-right by the .

The PP was founded on 26 November 2009 by Rudy Aernoudt and Mischaël Modrikamen, inspired in part by the examples of the People's Party in Spain and the Union for a Popular Movement in France. The PP considers itself to be economically liberal in the European sense of the term. The party's manifesto emphasizes efficiency and disinterestedness in governance, plain speaking, and individual autonomy. The PP aimed to reform the justice system and to strengthen the Belgian federal government relative to the regions and communities.

In its first electoral test, the 2010 Belgian general election, the PP won 84,005 votes (1.29% of the national total) and returned Laurent Louis as its first Member of Parliament for Walloon Brabant. The PP list for the Senate, headed by Rudy Aernoudt, took 98,858 votes (1.53% nationally) but failed to return a Senator. The party also discussed a joint venture with the Flemish Libertair, Direct, Democratisch party, but ultimately the two parties chose not to collaborate.

Aernoudt and Modrikamen had a public falling-out in August 2010. Laurent Louis had publicly supported the policy of Nicolas Sarkozy in deporting Roma people from France. These comments provoked the indignation of both Aernoudt and the leaders of the PP's youth wing, but Modrikamen did not join in their call for Louis to apologize, and Aernoudt was expelled from the party. Aernoudt disputed the legality of his expulsion, and also criticized Modrikamen's call for a "Plan B" (an independent Wallonia-Brussels) as a betrayal of the party's federalist identity. Aernoudt also publicly accused Modrikamen of financial misdeeds. The rupture leaves the future of the party uncertain. The People's Party is supportive of Israel.

Mischael Modrikamen, president of the People's Party, has reiterated after the regional elections in 2012 the interest to offer a partnership with the Flemish party, the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), to transform Belgium into a confederal state in 2014.

In 2014 the PP won 1 seat in the chamber of representatives and 1 seat in the Walloon Parliament. The PP reached more than 10% in some cantons. However Mischaël Modrikamen did not get a seat in the chamber of representatives. The PP participated in the European elections for the first time but did not get a seat despite the score of Luc Trullemans.

The party was dissolved by unanimous vote of the party members present on the 18 June 2019 party congress.

Following the dissolution of the part, some former PP members announced their invention to create a new party called La Droite (The Right) and reportedly reached out to Alain Destexhe and his Listes Destexhe party for collaboration. In 2021, former PP members helped to establish and merged remaining PP structures into the new * Chez Nous* (With Us) party alongside former Listes Destexhe and Reformist Movement members.

Electoral 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+/-Notes201020142019
84,0051.3New
102,5991.51(#13)0
75,0961.11(#13)1

Senate

Election year# of overall votes% of overall vote% of language
group vote# of overall seats won# of language
group seats won+/-Notes201020142019
98,8581.5
N/AN/AN/A (#13)0
N/AN/AN/A (#13)0

Regional parliaments

Walloon Parliament

Election year# of overall votes% of overall vote% of language
group vote# of overall seats won+/-Notes20142019
98,8404.89(#6)New
74,6223.67(#7)1

Brussels Parliament

Election year# of overall votes% of overall vote% of language
group vote# of overall seats won+/-Notes20142019
7,9421.94(#8)New
6,6051.70(#8)0

European Parliament

Election year# of overall votes% of overall vote% of language
group vote# of overall seats won+/-Notes20142019
145,5382.185.98 (#5)New
113,7931.694.66 (#7)0

Notable figures

  • Mischaël Modrikamen
  • Michel Renquin

References

References

  1. "Modrikamen l'a annoncé: Le PP, c'est terminé".
  2. Nordsieck, Wolfram. (2019). "Belgium".
  3. Pauwels, Teun. (2013). "Belgium: Decline of National Populism?". Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, CES.
  4. Alastair Macdonald. (24 July 2018). "Belgian lawyer launches Trump-inspired anti-EU movement". Reuters.
  5. (February 10, 2016). "Modrikamen (PP) a basculé à l'extrême droite". [[La Libre Belgique]].
  6. (8 February 2010). "Le PP de Modrikamen frise l'extrême droite, selon Richard Miller". [[Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française.
  7. Zulianello, Mattia. (2020). "Varieties of Populist Parties and Party Systems in Europe: From State-of-the-Art to the Application of a Novel Classification Scheme to 66 Parties in 33 Countries". Government and Opposition.
  8. [[RTBF]] (2009-06-11). [http://www.rtbf.be/info/belgique/politique/m-modrikamen-veut-lancer-un-vrai-parti-de-droite-populaire-116153 M. Modrikamen veut lancer un "vrai parti de droite populaire"] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-06-14 Accessed on 2010-06-17. {{in lang). fr
  9. [http://www.partipopulaire.be/pp/manifesto Manifest van de Personenpartij / Manifeste du Parti Populaire] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-11-30 {{in lang). nl. fr
  10. (2010-08-23). "Roms : les jeunes PP se distancient des propos de Laurent Louis". [[Le Soir]].
  11. (2010-08-24). "Aernoudt dénonce le " projet séparatiste " du PP". [[Le Soir]].
  12. (2010-08-26). "Le PP poursuit Aernoudt en justice pour faux et calomnie". [[Le Soir]].
  13. (11 July 2023). "Vers la création d'un nouveau parti à la droite du MR?".
  14. Tassin, Stéphane. "Avec "Chez nous", l'extrême droite francophone se trouve un nouveau parti".
  15. [http://iphone.lesoir.be/actualite/Belgique/article_726929.shtml Modrikamen se financera « à la Obama »], Le Soir, 24 mai 2010 , [http://levif.rnews.be/fr/news/actualite/belgique/modrikamen-lancerait-bien-son-propre-parti-a-droite-toute/article-1194674793789.htm Modrikamen lancerait bien son propre parti: à droite toute!], Le Vif, 11 juin 2009
  16. [http://levif.rnews.be/fr/news/actualite/belgique/le-parti-populaire-nouveau-joujou-de-maitre-modrikamen/article-1194673561110.htm Maître Modrikamen, un petit air de Nicolas Sarkozy], Le Vif, 27 novembre 2009
  17. [http://www.lecho.be/actualite/belgique/Le_Parti_Populaire_devoile_son_visage.8265002-589.art Le Parti Populaire dévoile son visage], L'Echo, 26 novembre 2009
  18. [http://levif.rnews.be/fr/news/actualite/belgique/les-pieges-de-la-politique-en-electron-libre/article-1194672327120.htm Les pièges de la politique en électron libre], Le Vif, 3 décembre 2009
  19. [http://levif.rnews.be/fr/news/actualite/belgique/extreme-droite-le-pp-de-modrikamen/article-1194670949386.htm Extrême droite, le PP de Modrikamen?], Le Vif, 8 février 2010
  20. [http://www.lalibre.be/debats/opinions/article/581859/la-menace-populiste.html La menace populiste], article de Jean-Philippe Schreiber dans La Libre Belgique, 11 mai 2010
  21. [http://www.lesoir.be/actualite/belgique/elections_2010/2010-05-25/modrikamen-ne-menage-pas-le-mr-772152.php Modrikamen ne ménage pas le MR], Le Soir, 25 mai 2010
  22. [http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/571873/modrikamen-inculpe-par-le-juge-claise.html Modrikamen inculpé par le juge Claise , La Libre Belgique, 26 mars 2010]
  23. [http://www.dhnet.be/infos/faits-divers/article/305104/modrikamen-on-tente-de-manipuler-la-justice.html Modrikamen: “On tente de manipuler la justice”], La Dernière Heure, 25 mars 2010
  24. [http://levif.rnews.be/fr/news/actualite/belgique/les-elections-anticipees-sement-le-trouble-au-parti-populaire/article-1194726335771.htm Les élections anticipées sèment le trouble au Parti populaire], Le Vif, 3 mai 2010
  25. [http://levif.rnews.be/fr/news/actualite/belgique/le-parti-populaire-denonce-des-conditions-de-scrutin-antidemocratiques/article-1194730013613.htm Le Parti populaire dénonce des conditions de scrutin antidémocratiques ], Le Vif, 11 mai 2010
  26. [http://www.lesoir.be/actualite/belgique/elections_2010/2010-05-23/rtbf-modrikamen-denonce-la-mainmise-des-grands-partis-771800.php RTBF : Modrikamen dénonce la mainmise des grands partis], Le Soir, 23 mai 2010
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