Sp.a
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Socialist Party Differently
Socialistische Partij Anders |
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| President | John Crombez |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Preceded by | Belgian Socialist Party |
| Headquarters | national secretariat Grasmarkt 105/37 Brussels |
| Youth wing | Young Socialists |
| Membership (2014) |
 49,703 |
| 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 |
| Francophone counterpart | Socialist Party |
| Colours | Red |
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Chamber of Representatives (Flemish seats) |
13 / 87
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Senate (Flemish seats) |
5 / 35
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| Flemish Parliament |
18 / 124
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Brussels Parliament (Flemish seats) |
3 / 17
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European Parliament (Flemish seats) |
1 / 12
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| Flemish Provincial Councils |
51 / 351
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| Website | |
| www.s-p-a.be | |
Socialist Party Differently (
Socialistische Partij Anders,sp.a) is a social-democraticFlemish political party in Belgium. The party, formerly known as the Belgische Socialistische Partij (BSP) 1978–80 and the Socialistische Partij (SP) 1980–2001, had branched off from the Belgian Socialist Party in 1978; the Belgian Socialist Party was itself formed by former members of the Belgian Labour Party. From December 2011 to September 2014, sp.a was part of the Di Rupo Government, along with its Francophone counterpart Socialist Party (PS). Sp.a has been several times part of the Flemish Government.
The party was the big winner in the 2003 election, running on the SP.A-Spirit joint list (cartel) with the social-liberal party Spirit. Their share of the vote went up from 9% (of the total Belgian vote) to almost 15%, a second place in the number of votes. The main victim of this resurgence was the Green! party (formerly known as Agalev). The sp.a was part of the "purple" federal coalitions of Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt from 12 July 1999 until 10 June 2007, which contained both the Flemish and Francophone liberal and social-democratic parties.
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