Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)

For the late 19th century Belgian political party, see Christene Volkspartij.
Christian Social Party
Historical leaders Jean Duvieusart (first)
Jean Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers (last)
Founded August 18, 1945 (1945-08-18)
Dissolved 1968 (1968)
Preceded by Catholic Party
Succeeded by Christian People's Party,
Christian Social Party
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Ideology Christian democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Political position Centre
European affiliation Christian Democrat group
International affiliation Christian Democrat International
Colours      Black
Politics of Belgium
Political parties
Elections

The Christian Social Party (PSC-CVP) was a Christian democratic[1] political party in Belgium, which existed from 1945 until 1968 when it split along linguistic lines.

The Christian Social Party was Belgium's largest party in most elections. The other two main parties were the Belgian Socialist Party and the Liberal Party (together forming the three "pillars").

History

At the end of World War II, on 1819 August 1945 the Parti Social Chrétien-Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP-PSC) was founded under the presidency of August de Schryver as the successor to the Catholic Party.

In 1968, the party divided along linguistic lines, forming the Francophone Christian Social Party (Parti Social Chrétien) in Wallonia and the Flemish Christian People's Party (Christelijke Volkspartij) in Flanders.[2][3]

Notable members

See also

Further reading

Source

References

  1. Kees van Kersbergen; Philip Manow (6 April 2009). Religion, Class Coalitions, and Welfare States. Cambridge University Press. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-521-89791-4. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. Emiel Lamberts (1 January 1997). Christian Democracy in the European Union, 1945/1995: Proceedings of the Leuven Colloquium, 15-18 November 1995. Leuven University Press. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-90-6186-808-8. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. Daniele Caramani (29 March 2004). The Nationalization of Politics: The Formation of National Electorates and Party Systems in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. pp. 308–. ISBN 978-0-521-53520-5. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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