Socialist Party (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.

Socialist Party
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
www.ps.be

Electoral results

Chamber of Representatives

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Government
1978	689,876	12.5	31 / 212		Coalition
1981	733,137	12.2	35 / 212	4	Opposition
1985	834,488	13.8	35 / 212	0	Opposition
1987	961,361	15.6	40 / 212	5	Coalition
1991	831,199	13.5	35 / 212	5	Coalition
1995	720,819	11.9	21 / 150	14	Coalition
1999	631,653	10.2	19 / 150	2	Coalition
2003	855,992	13.0	25 / 150	6	Coalition
2007	724,787	10.9	20 / 150	5	Coalition
2010	894,543	13.7	26 / 150	6	Coalition
2014	787,165	11.7	23 / 150	3	Opposition
2019	641,623	9.5	20 / 150	3	External support (2020)
					Coalition (2020–)

Senate

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
1978	685,307	12.5	17 / 106
1981	755,512	12.7	18 / 106	1
1985	832,792	13.9	18 / 106	0
1987	958,686	15.7	20 / 106	2
1991	814,136	13.3	18 / 106	2
1995	764,610	12.8	5 / 40	13
1999	597,890	9.7	4 / 40	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. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Wallonia/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe.
2. 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. 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. 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. 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. https://www.ps.be/Content/Uploads/PSOfficiel/PDFs/170%20engagements%20A5-3.pdf Archived 2022-02-01 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
7. Josep M. Colomer (24 July 2008). Comparative European Politics. Taylor & Francis. pp. 220–. ISBN 9780203946091. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
8. "Le PS: se réinventer à gauche tout en forgeant des compromis". Le Soir (in French). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
9. "Laurette Onkelinx (PS) : "Le PTB ne représente pas la classe ouvrière"". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
10. Chee, Foo Yun (23 September 2020). "Belgian king names two to form government - 16 months after election". Reuters. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
11. Anderson, Emma (20 July 2020). "Belgian Socialist leader warns of new election if coalition not formed in 50 days". Politico. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
12. Walsh, David (2 October 2020). "Belgium: New seven-party coalition government officially sworn in". Euronews. Retrieved 4 January 2021.