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 PS (fran. Belgium)  PS (fran. Belgium)
Parti Socialiste Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
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PS (fran. Belgium)

FRA - Le Parti socialiste (PS) est un parti politique belge. Le mouvement socialiste domine la scène politique belge francophone depuis la moitié du XXe siècle. Le Parti socialiste est issu de la scission en 1978 du Parti socialiste belge en une aile flamande, le Socialistische Partij (SP, aujourd'hui Socialistische Partij Anders) et une aile francophone. Le parti est aujourd'hui le deuxième parti francophone de Belgique et est présent à tous les niveaux de pouvoir (Gouvernement fédéral, Région wallonne, Communauté française, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale), où il participe à des gouvernements de coalition. Il est né sur les cendres du POB.
 
Président: Elio Di Rupo
Vice-Présidents: Christie Morreale, Philippe Moureaux, Maurice Bayenet
Secrétaire général: Gilles Mahieu
Fondation: 6 avril 1885 (POB), 1945 (PSB), 1978 (PS)
Idéologie(s): Social-démocratie
 
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ENG - The Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste, PS) is a Francophone social democratic political party in Belgium. - Have you voted in the poll Parti Socialiste (Belgique) ? - As of the 2007 elections, it is the second largest Francophone party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. The party is led by Elio Di Rupo and supplies the Ministers-President of the Walloon region (Rudy Demotte), of the Brussels-Capital Region (Charles Picqué) and the French Community (Marie Arena) and of the German-speaking Community (Karl-Heinz Lambertz) Communities of Belgium. In the German-speaking community, the party is known as Sozialistische Partei (SP).

The PS is very commonly part of governing coalitions, and dominates most local authorities because of the extremely fragmented nature of Belgian political institutions, particularly in Francophone areas. In the years since 1999, the PS has simultaneously controlled five regional executive bodies: the Francophone Community Government, the Walloon Regional Government, the Brussels Regional Government, as well as the COCOF, a local subsidiary in Brussels of the Francophone Community Government and the German-speaking Community Government. - Has changed the detail your opinion on Parti Socialiste (Belgique) ? - The PS performed well in the 2003 general election, but were overtaken as the largest Francophone party by the Reformist Movement in the 2007 general election

The ideology and image of the PS is a mix of old-style state interventionism, combined with a modern electoral marketing (since Elio Di Rupo became the party's strongman).

The party, or its members, have from time to time been brought into connection with criminal activities and political scandals, mostly concerning bribery and financial fraud ( Cools assassination, Agusta scandal, Dassault Affair, Carolorégienne affair, ICDI affair). The Carolorégienne affair caused Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe to step down as Minister-President of the Walloon region.
 
2007 elections

In the 10 June 2007 general elections, the party won 20 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 4 out of 40 seats in the Senate. PS was a member of the Leterme I Government, and is currently a member of the Van Rompuy I Government which was formed on 30 December 2008.

 

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