Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)
Christian Social Party Christlich Soziale Partei
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| Abbreviation | CSP |
| Leader | Jérôme Franssen |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Preceded by | None |
| Headquarters | national secretariat Kaperberg 6, Eupen |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Group |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Walloon counterpart | Les Engagés (traditionally) |
| Flemish counterpart | Christian Democratic and Flemish |
| Colours | Orange |
| Parliament of the German-speaking Community |
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| European Parliament (German-speaking seat) |
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| Benelux Parliament (German-speaking seat) |
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The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich-Soziale Partei, CSP) is a Christian-democratic political party operating in the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Its president is Luc Frank.
In the 2004 European Parliament election, standing as Christlich-Soziale Partei - Europäische Volkspartei, the party gained the single seat allocated by Belgian law to the German-speaking community. The party has maintained this seat since then. The CSP worked with its Francophone counterpart Humanist Democratic Centre in other elections in the past.
Election results
Parliament of the German-speaking Community
| Election year | # of votes | % of votes | # of seats won | +/- | Notes |
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| 1990 | 13,178 | 33.6 (#1) |
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| 1995 | 13,307 | 35.9 (#1) |
10 / 25
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| 1999 | 12,822 | 34.8 (#1) |
9 / 25
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| 2004 | 11,905 | 32.8 (#1) |
8 / 25
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| 2009 | 10,122 | 27.0 (#1) |
7 / 25
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| 2014 | 9,351 | 24.9 (#1) |
7 / 25
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| 2019 | 9,069 | 23.1 (#2) |
6 / 25
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European Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | % of electoral college vote |
# of overall seats won | # of electoral college seats won |
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| 1994 | 11,999 | 31.3 (#1) |
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| 1999 | 13,456 | 36.5 (#1) |
1 / 25
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| 2004 | 15,722 | 42.5 (#1) |
1 / 24
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| 2009 | 12,475 | 32.3 (#1) |
1 / 22
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| 2014 | 11,710 | 30.34 (#1) |
1 / 21
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| 2019 | 14,247 | 34.94 (#1) |
1 / 21
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Members
- Robert J. Houben (1905–1992)
Party logo
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Logo before 2014. Orange is the traditional Christian democratic colour in Belgium. -
Logo since 2014. Note the addition of the lion, symbolizing Belgium's German-speaking Community.
