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Almost all Belgian political parties are divided into linguistic groups, either Dutch-speaking parties (see also List of political parties in Flanders), Francophone parties or germanophone parties. Political Parties redirects here. ... 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. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The Flemish parties operate in Flanders and in the Brussels-Capital Region. The Francophone parties operate in Wallonia and in the Brussels-Capital Region. There are also parties operating in the comparatively small German-speaking community. For other uses, see Flanders (disambiguation). ... The Brussels-Capital Region (French: R gion de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, German: Region Br ssel-Hauptstadt) or Brussels Region (French: R gion Bruxelloise, Dutch: Brusselse Gewest) is one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... The Executive (government) of the German-speaking Community meets in Eupen Flag of the German-speaking community in Belgium The German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: , short DGB) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium. ...

Political parties are thus organised along community lines, especially for the three main communities. There are no representative parties active in both communities. Even in Brussels, all parties presenting candidates are either Flemish parties, or French-speaking. As such, the internal organisation of the political parties reflects the fundamentally dual nature of Belgian society. For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ...

There are no significant parties left who exist, or operate on a national, Belgian level.

From the creation of the Belgian state in 1830 and throughout most of the 19th century, two political parties dominated Belgian politics: the Catholic Party (Church-oriented and conservative) and the Liberal Party (anti-clerical and progressive). In the late 19th century the Labour Party arose to represent the emerging industrial working class. These three groups still dominate Belgian politics, but they have evolved substantially in character. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Federation of Catholic Circles and Conservative Associations (French: ; Dutch: ). The Catholic Party, under leader Charles Woeste, gained an absolute majority in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1884, and retained it until 1918. ... Ths article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... The Liberal Party was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove. ... Anti-clericalism is a historical movement that opposes religious (generally Catholic) institutional power and influence in all aspects of public and political life, and the encroachment of religion in the everyday life of the citizen. ... This article is about Progressivism. ... The Belgische Werkliedenpartij (BWP) or Parti Ouvrier Belge (POB) (E: Belgian Workers Party) (BWP), founded in 1885, was the first socialist party in Belgium. ...

Catholics/Christian Democrats

After World War II, the Catholic (now Christian Democratic) Party severed its formal ties with the Church. It became a mass party of the centre, somewhat like a political party in the United States. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The first Catholic Party in Belgium was established in 1869 as the Federation of Catholic Circles and Conservative Associations (French: ; Dutch: ). The Catholic Party, under leader Charles Woeste, gained an absolute majority in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1884, and retained it until 1918. ...

In 1968, the Christian Democratic Party, responding to linguistic tensions in the country, divided into two independent parties: the Parti Social Chrétien (PSC) in French-speaking Belgium and the Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) in Flanders. The two parties pursue the same basic policies but maintain separate organisations. The CVP is the larger of the two, getting more than twice as many votes as the PSC. The chairman of the Flemish Catholic party is now Jo Vandeurzen. Deputy Joëlle Milquet is president of the Francophone Catholic party. Following the 1999 general elections, the CVP and PSC were ousted from office, bringing an end to a 40-year term on the government benches. In 2001, the CVP changed its name to CD&V (Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams). In 2002, the PSC also changed its name to cdH (Centre démocrate humaniste). Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre démocrate humaniste or cdH) is a Belgian Francophone christian democratic political party in Wallonia. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Jo Vandeurzen Jo Vandeurzen (Heusden, June 2, 1958) is a Belgian politician and chairman of Christian Democratic and Flemish, a centrist Flemish Christian Democratic party. ... Joëlle Milquet (born February 16, 1961 in Charleroi) is Belgian politician from the CDH (Humanist Democratic Center). ... The May 13, 1999 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre Démocrate Humaniste or CDH) is a centrist, Christian Democrat, Belgian French-speaking political party. ...

After the big losses in the 1999 general elections, when both CVP and PSC were banished to the opposition benches, some party members decided to leave the mother parties in order to form a new liberal-conservative party. In Flanders, the NCD was founded by Johan Van Hecke and Karel Pinxten. In Wallonia, the MCC was founded by Gérard Deprez. Both parties soon joined the major liberal parties, respectively the VLD in Flanders and the MR in Wallonia. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Flanders (disambiguation). ... Johan Van Hecke Johan Jozef Marie Clara Van Hecke (born on 2 December 1954 in Gent) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament... Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Citizens Movement for Change (French: Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement or MCC) is a Christian Democratic political party in the French Community of Belgium founded by Gérard Deprez. ... Gérard Deprez Gérard Deprez (born on 13 August 1943 in Noville-Bastogne) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/MCC/PRL, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European... VLD may refer to: Ventilated Linear Dynamic Flemish Liberals and Democrats Category: ... In ordinary English, Mr is a written abbreviation for Mister. MR can also stand for: Magnetic resonance imaging, properly abbreviated MRI Magyar Rádió, a Hungarian radio station Master of the Rolls, the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal in the UK legal system Mathematical...

Socialists/Social Democrats

The modern Belgian Socialist parties are issued of the Belgian Labour Party. They have lost much of their early Marxist trends. They are now primarily labour-based parties similar to the German Social Democratic Party and the French Socialist Party. The Socialists have been part of several postwar governments and have produced some of the country's most distinguished statesmen. The Socialists also split along linguistic lines in 1978. Johan Vande Lanotte is the current head of the Flemish Socialist Party and Elio Di Rupo is the current president of the Francophone Socialists. In general, the Walloon Socialists tend to concentrate on domestic issues. In the eighties, the Flemish Socialists focused heavily on international issues, and on security in Europe in particular, where they frequently opposed U.S. policies. However, first with Willy Claes, then Frank Vandenbroucke and with Erik Derycke as Foreign Minister, all three Flemish Socialists, the party made a significant shift to the centre adopting less controversial stances on foreign policy issues. The Belgische Werkliedenpartij (BWP) or Parti Ouvrier Belge (POB) (E: Belgian Workers Party) (BWP), founded in 1885, was the first socialist party in Belgium. ... Marxism is both the theory and the political practice (that is, the praxis) derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ... Social Democratic Party of Germany Spectral Power Density ... The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, PS) is one of the largest political parties in France. ... Johan Cyrille Corneel Vande Lanotte (b. ... Elio Di Rupo Elio Di Rupo (b. ... Willy Claes (born November 24, 1938) was Secretary General of NATO and a Belgian politician. ... Frank Vandenbroucke in 2006 in Turnhout. ... Erik Derycke (Waregem, October 28, 1949 - ) is a Flemish socialist politician, lawyer, former minister, judge at the Belgian Court of Arbitration and a freemason. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...

The Francophone Parti Socialiste (PS) is mainly based in the industrial cities of Wallonia (Liège, Charleroi, and Mons). The Flemish Socialists' support is less regionally concentrated. The Flemish Socialists changed their party's name to SP.a (Socialistische Partij anders) in 2002. The Parti Socialiste or PS of Belgium is a French-speaking social democratic political party. ... Geography Country Belgium Community French Community Region Walloon Region Province Liège Arrondissement Liège Coordinates , , Area 69. ... Charleroi (Walloon: TchÃ¥lerwè) is the first city and municipality of Wallonia in population. ... Geography Country Belgium Community French Community Region Walloon Region Province Hainaut Arrondissement Mons Coordinates , , Area 146. ... Socialist Party - Different or Social Progressive Alternative (Dutch: Socialistische Partij - Anders or Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (sp. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Recently, because of grassroots allegations about the party's "too little Socialist stand" in many political issues, a radical party wing broke away from the motherparty and formed, with support from smaller leftist parties, the CAP. Within the SP.a, the SP.a-Rood, is trying to change the course of the party. The Committee for Another Policy (Comité voor een Andere Politiek - Comité pour une Autre Politique, CAP) is a Belgian left-wing political movement, established in 2005. ...

Liberals/Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Parties chiefly appeal to businesspeople, property owners, shopkeepers, and the self-employed, in general. In Anglosaxon terms Belgian liberals would be called "moderate conservatives", "fiscal conservatives" and "social liberals".

There are two Liberal parties, formed along linguistic lines: The Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD, Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten) who opened up their ranks to Volksunie and CD&V defectors some years ago, are currently the largest political force in Belgium. The VLD is currently headed by Bart Somers. The Reformist Movement (MR, Mouvement Réformateur) on the Francophone side is headed by Didier Reynders, currently Minister for Finances. The MR is a federation composed of the Christian-democratic split-off, MCC and the Brussels-based FDF which is particularly strong electorally in Brussels. The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former PVV and a few other politicians from other parties. ... Volksunie was a Belgian political party. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Bart Somers (born 12 May 1964 in Mechelen) is a Belgian, Flemish politician. ... The Mouvement Réformateur (MR) is a Belgian French-speaking liberal party, favoring a united Belgium. ... Didier Reynders (born August 6, 1958) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR). ... Citizens Movement for Change (French: Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement or MCC) is a Christian Democratic political party in the French Community of Belgium founded by Gérard Deprez. ... The Democratic Front of the Francophones (Front Démocratique des Francophones, or FDF), is a Brussels French-speaking Belgian political party. ...

Recently, the Flemish liberal party faced several high-ranking elected officials breaking away in order to found new "right-liberal" parties: MEP Ward Beysen (Liberal Appeal), senator Leo Govaerts (Veilig Blauw), senator Hugo Coveliers (VLOTT), VLD board member Boudewijn Bouckaert (Cassadra vzw) and senator Jean-Marie Dedecker (List Dedecker). Ward Beysen   (Mortsel, 26 June 1941 – Wilrijk, 14 January 2005) was a Belgian politician and well-known freemason. ... The Liberaal Appèl is a Flemish liberal political party. ... Hugo Coveliers (born Schelle, 21 February 1947) is a Belgian politician. ... VLOTT (English:Flemisch Liberal Independent Tolerant Transparant) is a Belgian political party. ... Boudewijn Bouckaert is a Belgian liberal thinker and politician, adhering to more radical-liberal views than the vast majority of Flemish liberals. ... Jean-Marie Dedecker (born Nieuwpoort, 13 June 1952) is a Belgian, Flemish politician of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). ... List Dedecker (Dutch: ) is a Belgian political party founded in January 2007 by Senator Jean-Marie Dedecker. ...

Linguistic parties

A specific phenomenon in Belgium was the emergence of one-issue parties whose only reason for existence was the defence of the cultural, political, and economic interests of one of the linguistic groups or regions of Belgian society. See Flemish movement. The Flemish movement (Dutch: Vlaamse Beweging) is a popular term used to describe the political movement for greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language in Flanders, and for protection of the Flemish culture. ...

The most militant Flemish regional party in Parliament in the 1950s and 1960s, the Volksunie (VU), once drew nearly one-quarter of Belgium's Dutch-speaking electorate away from the traditional parties. The Volksunie was in the forefront of a successful campaign by the country's Flemish population for cultural and political parity with the nation's long dominant French-speaking population. However, in recent elections the party has suffered severe setbacks. In October 2001 the party disintegrated. The left-liberal wing founded Spirit, while the more traditional Flemish nationalist wing continued under the banner Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA). A year later, a number of prominent Spirit politicians left the party to join the VLD. Volksunie was a Belgian political party. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Belgian political parties-Flanders ... The Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New-Flemish Alliance) is a Belgian political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. ...

The Front Démocratique des Francophones (FDF) is a Brussels French-speaking Belgian political party that aims to defend and expand linguistic rights of French-speaking people in and around Brussels. It has affiliated with the Mouvement Réformateur, a liberal alliance party. The Democratic Front of the Francophones (Front Démocratique des Francophones, or FDF), is a Brussels French-speaking Belgian political party. ...

The Union des Francophones (UF) is an electoral list combining the major Belgian Francophone parties for the regional elections. The Union of Francophones (French: ) or UF is a Belgian electoral list which participates in regional, provincial and municipal elections in the Flemish Province of Flemish Brabant. ...

Greens

The Flemish (Agalev) and Francophone (Ecolo) ecologist parties made their parliamentary breakthrough in 1981. They focus heavily on environmental issues and are the most consistent critics of U.S. policy. Following significant gains made in the 1999 general elections, the two green parties joined a federal coalition cabinet for the first time in their history, but were ousted after the next elections. Agalev subsequently changed its name to Groen!. Green! (Groen!) is the Flemish green party in Belgium. ... Ecolo (standing for Ecologistes Confédérés pour lorganisation de luttes originales) is a French-speaking Belgian green political party (Wallonia and Brussels). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Green! (Groen!) is the Flemish green party in Belgium. ...

Nationalist

The foremost nationalist party in Belgium is the Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest), which was founded in 2004, after its predecessor Vlaams Blok (Flemish Block) was condemned by a High Court for "permanent incitation to discrimination and racism." On the far right, the Flanders separatist party Vlaams Blok steadily rose in the 1980s and 1990s. The other parties except the fortuynist party VLOTT maintain a cordon sanitaire on the Vlaams Belang as they did the Vlaams Blok.^[1][2] Although other parties in Belgium are supportive of Flemish and Dutch cultural issues, the Vlaams Belang is most strident in pursuing a secessionist agenda, for Flemish independence. The party is the biggest single party of Belgium in terms number of votes cast. Eugène Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolising French nationalism during the July Revolution 1830. ... Vlaams Belang (English: Flemish Interest) is a political party in Belgium that supports Flemish independence and strict limits on non-European and non-Christian immigration, whereby immigrants need to adopt to the Western culture. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Note that Flemish Block turned themselves into Flemish Interest (Vlaams Belang) since their condamnation in 2004 The Flemish Block (Dutch: Vlaams Blok) was a Flemish far-right nationalist political party which rejects the state of Belgium, calling for political independence for the Flemish half of the country. ... Note that Flemish Block turned themselves into Flemish Interest (Vlaams Belang) since their condamnation in 2004 The Flemish Block (Dutch: Vlaams Blok) was a Flemish far-right nationalist political party which rejects the state of Belgium, calling for political independence for the Flemish half of the country. ... Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuyn Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim) Fortuyn (pronounced ; officially spelt Fortuijn), (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002), was a controversial, openly gay, charismatic[1] right-wing politician in the Netherlands who formed his own party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn or LPF). ... VLOTT (English:Flemisch Liberal Independent Tolerant Transparant) is a Belgian political party. ... Cordon sanitaire is a French phrase that, literally translated, means quarantine line. ...

In Wallonia, the Front National (National Front) is the largest nationalist party, having a largely anti-immigrant agenda. Officially, it is a bilingual party, but in reality, it is a purely French-speaking group, although it does support Belgian federalism. The National Front (French: Le Front National) is a small Belgian neo-Nazi political party. ...

German community

The German speaking parties do not play an important role on federal level. The main German speaking parties are the CSP (Christian-democratic), the PFF (liberal), the SP (social-democratic) and PDB (regionalist). The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich Soziale Partei) is a party operating in the German_speaking community of Belgium. ... The Party for Freedom and Progress (Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt, PFF) is a regional liberal party in Belgium, only active in the German speaking East Cantons. ... The Party of German-speaking Belgians (Partei der deutschsprachigen Belgier, PDB), is a political party from the German speaking regions of Belgium. ...

Alliances

After the installation of a 5% electoral threshold, with private funding close to forbidden and public funding only for parties with at least one representative in parliament, some of the smaller parties have made alliances with a larger, more traditional party, especially in the Flemish Region. Parties in any alliance remain independent, but they would field candidates on one combined list at elections. In general, the smaller party/parties would be assured of gaining seats, and the larger party would be assured of obtaining a larger overall share of the vote. This was especially true for the CD&V/N-VA alliance, whereby CD&V became the largest party by votes in the Flemish regional elections, so therefore it could initiate coalition talks and the party could appoint the leader of the Flemish regional government. The VLD/Vivant alliance did not perform well in the polls. The proposed SP.a/Spirit/Groen! alliance did not happen, instead the SP.a/Spirit alliance went to the polls, although the tripartite cartel became reality in some constituencies on the local level in the October 2006 municipal elections. In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament. ...

The parties

Flemish

• Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams/CD&V (Christian-Democratic and Flemish) -- part of the cartel CD&V/N-VA.
• Groen! (Green!)
• Lijst Dedecker/LDD (List Dedecker)
• Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie/N-VA (New-Flemish Alliance) -- part of the cartel CD&V/N-VA.
• Open VLD -- an alliance of

• Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten/VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats)
• Liberaal Appèl Plus (Liberal Appeal Plus)
• Vivant (For Individual Freedom and Work in a New Future) (Bilingual party)

• Socialistische Partij - Anders/SP.A (Socialist Party – Different) -- part of the cartel SP.A-Spirit.
• Spirit -- part of the cartel SP.A-Spirit.
• Vlaams Belang/VB (Flemish Interest) -- municipal cartel partner of VLOTT.
• VLOTT -- municipal cartel partner of the Vlaams Belang.

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Francophone

• Centre Démocrate Humaniste/cdH (Humanist Democratic Centre)
• Ecolo
• Mouvement Réformateur/MR (Reformist Movement) -- an alliance of

• Parti Réformateur Libéral/PRL (Liberal Reformist Party)
• Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement/MCC (Citizens' Movement for Change)
• Front Démocratique des Francophones/FDF (Democratic Front of Francophones)

• Front National/FN (National Front)
• Parti Socialiste/PS (Socialist Party)

The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre Démocrate Humaniste or CDH) is a centrist, Christian Democrat, Belgian French-speaking political party. ... Ecolo (standing for Ecologistes Confédérés pour lorganisation de luttes originales) is a French-speaking Belgian green political party (Wallonia and Brussels). ... The Mouvement Réformateur (MR) is a Belgian French-speaking liberal party, favoring a united Belgium. ... The Parti Réformateur Libéral (or PRL) is a Wallonian liberal party. ... Citizens Movement for Change (French: Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement or MCC) is a Christian Democratic political party in the French Community of Belgium founded by Gérard Deprez. ... The Democratic Front of the Francophones (Front Démocratique des Francophones, or FDF), is a Brussels French-speaking Belgian political party. ... The National Front (French: Le Front National) is a small Belgian neo-Nazi political party. ... The Parti Socialiste or PS of Belgium is a French-speaking social democratic political party. ...

German

• Christlich Soziale Partei/CSP (Christian Social Party)
• Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt/PFF (Party for Freedom and Progress) -- part of the MR
• Partei der deutschsprachigen Belgier/PDB (Party of German-speaking Belgians)

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Minor Parties

Bilingual

• Belgian Union/BUB (Belgische Unie/Union Belge)
• Committee for Another Policy/CAP (Comité voor een Andere Politiek/Comité pour une Autre Politique)
• Left Socialist Party/LSP (Linkse Socialistische Partij) and Movement for a Socialist Alternative/MAS (Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste)
• Revolutionary Communist League/LCR (Ligue communiste révolutionnaire) and Socialist Workers' Party/SAP (Socialistische Arbeiders Partij)
• Workers' Party of Belgium/WPB (Partij van de Arbeid van Belgium/Parti du Travail de Belgique)
• International Workers' League (Internationale Arbeidersliga/Ligue Internationale des Travailleurs)

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Others

• Communist Party (Flanders) (Kommunistische Partij)
• Communist Party (Wallonia) (Parti Communiste)
• NO (NEE)

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See also

List of political parties

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals

Welcome to the index of political parties, an alphabetical list of (mainly) present-day political parties listed in the list of political parties. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This is a list of political parties around the world in the form of a table including links to the lists of political parties in the countries and entities listed in the list of countries, showing which party system... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This is a list of political parties around the world by ideology. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This is a list of political parties around the world by ideology. ...

Belgian politics

• Liberalism in Belgium
• Politics of Flanders
• Politics of the Walloon Region

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