Belgian Labour Party
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| - | '''[[Belgium]]''' is a [[federal state]] with a [[multi-party system|multi-party political system]], with numerous parties who factually have no chance of gaining power alone, and therefore must work with each other to form [[coalition government]]s. | ||
| - | Almost all [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[political party|political parties]] are divided into linguistic groups, either [[Dutch language|Dutch]]-speaking parties (see also [[political parties in Flanders]]), [[Francophone]] parties or Germanophone parties. | + | The '''Belgian Labour Party''' or '''Belgian Workers' Party''' ({{lang-nl|'''Belgische Werkliedenpartij'''}}, '''BWP'''; {{lang-fr|'''Parti Ouvrier Belge'''}}, '''POB''') was the first major [[Socialism|socialist]] party in [[Belgium]]. Founded in 1885, the party was officially disbanded in 1940 and superseded by the [[Belgian Socialist Party]] in 1945. |
| - | 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 of Belgium|German-speaking community]]. No party family has a realistic chance of winning enough seats to govern alone, let alone win an outright majority. | ||
| - | 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. | + | ==Notable members== |
| - | + | * [[Edward Anseele]] | |
| - | There are no significant parties left who exist, or operate on a national, Belgian level. | + | * [[Camille Huysmans]] |
| - | + | * [[Henri de Man]] | |
| - | 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 (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] (Church-oriented and [[conservatism|conservative]]) and the [[Liberal Party (Belgium)|Liberal Party]] ([[anti-clericalism|anti-clerical]] and [[progressivism|progressive]]). In the late 19th century the [[Belgian Labour Party|Labour Party]] arose to represent the emerging industrial working class. These three groups still dominate Belgian politics, but they have evolved substantially in character. | + | * [[Jules Destrée]] |
| + | * [[Paul-Henri Spaak]], one of the [[Founding fathers of the European Union]] | ||
| + | * [[Emile Vandervelde]] | ||
| + | * [[August Vermeylen]] | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Political parties in Flanders]] | ||
| - | * [[List of political parties by country]] | ||
| - | * [[Liberalism in Belgium]] | ||
| * [[Politics of Belgium]] | * [[Politics of Belgium]] | ||
| - | * [[Politics of Flanders]] | + | * [[Progressive Party (Belgium)]] |
| - | * [[Politics of Wallonia]] | + | * [[Christene Volkspartij]] |
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The Belgian Labour Party or Belgian Workers' Party (Template:Lang-nl, BWP; Template:Lang-fr, POB) was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party was officially disbanded in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist Party in 1945.
Notable members
- Edward Anseele
- Camille Huysmans
- Henri de Man
- Jules Destrée
- Paul-Henri Spaak, one of the Founding fathers of the European Union
- Emile Vandervelde
- August Vermeylen
See also
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