Socialist Party (Belgium)
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| President | Elio Di Rupo |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Preceded by | Belgian Socialist Party |
| Headquarters | National Secretariat Bd de l'Empereur/Keizerslaan 13, Brussels |
| Think tank | Institut Emile Vandervelde |
| Youth wing | Movement of Young Socialists |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance, Socialist International |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Flemish counterpart | Socialist Party Differently |
| Colours | Red |
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Chamber of Representatives (French-speaking seats) |
23 / 63
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Senate (French-speaking seats) |
9 / 24
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| Walloon Parliament |
30 / 75
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| Parliament of the French Community |
33 / 94
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Brussels Parliament (French-speaking seats) |
21 / 72
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European Parliament (French-speaking seats) |
3 / 8
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The Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste, PS) is a social-democraticFrench-speaking political party in Belgium. As of the 2014 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party. The party is led by Elio Di Rupo, who was Prime Minister of Belgium from 6 December 2011 until 11 Oktober 2014. The party supplies the Minister-president of the Walloon Region (Paul Magnette), the French Community (Rudy Demotte), and the Brussels-Capital Region (Rudi Vervoort). In the German-speaking community, the party is known as the 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 Government of the French Community, the Walloon Government, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the COCOF, a local subsidiary in Brussels of the French Community Government, and the Government of the German-speaking Community.
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