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Encyclopedia > Centre Démocrate Humaniste
Politics of Belgium

Politics of Belgium
Political parties in Belgium
Elections in Belgium
Federal: 2003
Regional: 2004 The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. ... This article is about the politics of Belgium. ... Belgium has a multi-party political system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. ... Politics of Belgium Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Belgium ... The May 18, 2003 Belgian general elections were the first Belgian elections to be held under a new electoral code. ... On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels, as well as in the German Community Council. ...

The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre Démocrate Humaniste or CDH) is a centrist, christian-democrat, Belgian French-speaking political party. The party held its own in the 2003 elections. It is allied to the CD&V and used to be called the Christian Social Party (French: Parti social chrétien or PSC). Its ideology is a mix of christian-inspired humanism, combined with a centrist policy towards the economy, supporting state interventionism and calling for the unity of Belgium. French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ... This article is about the religious people known as Christians. ... In political science, a democrat is an advocate, follower, or proponent of democracy. ... The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Humanism is a general term for many different lines of thought that focus on humanity and issues that are common to human beings. ...


Important figures

  • Joëlle Milquet

See also

This article is about the politics of Belgium. ...

External links

  • Official web site (http://www.psc.be/)

Belgian political parties Belgium has a multi-party political system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. ...

edit  (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Belgian_political_parties&action=edit)
Flemish : Groen! | CD&V | N-VA | SP.a | Spirit | Vivant | Vlaams Belang | VLD | MDP | Liberaal Appèl plus
Francophone : CDh | Ecolo | FN | FdF | MR | PS
German : CSP | PDB | PFF
Bilingual : Belgische Unie/Union Belge | PVDA-PTB


 

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