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It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not necessary that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. Contents 1 Background 2 History 2.1 Liberal Party/Party for Freedom and Progress 2.2 Progressive Party 2.3 (Flemish) Party for Freedom and Progress/Flemish Liberals and Democrats 2.4 (Francophone) Party for Freedom and Progress/Liberal Reformist Party 2.5 (Brussels) Liberal Party 2.6 (German speaking) Party for Freedom and Progress 2.7 Libertine party during the 1990s 2.8 New liberal parties formed in the 2000s 3 Liberal leaders 4 Liberal thinkers 5 See also Background[edit] This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader. (October 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Liberalism was a dominant force since the Belgian independence from the Netherlands. History[edit] Since 1972 the traditional liberal current is divided in parties for each language. In Flanders the liberal Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, member LI, ELDR), comprising both market and left of center liberals, is one of the dominant parties. Smaller liberal parties are Spirit, allied with the social democrats, and Vivant, allied to the VLD. In the French-speaking part of the country the nowadays center liberal Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur, member LI, ELDR) is one of the major parties. Affiliated with this party is the German-speaking Party for Freedom and Progress (Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt). Liberal Party/Party for Freedom and Progress[edit] 1846: Liberals formed the Liberal Party (Parti Libéral) 1887: A radical faction seceded as the ⇒ Progressive Party 1900: The ⇒ Progressive Party rejoined the party The party name gradually included the Dutch version Liberale Partij (LP/PL) 1961: The LP/PL is reorganised into Party for Freedom and Progress (Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti pour la Liberté et le Progrès) (PVV/PLP) 1972: The PVV/PLP fell apart in three parties with the same name in the three state languages (French, Dutch and German) Progressive Party[edit] 1887: A radical faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Progressive Party (Parti Progressiste) 1900: The PP merged into the ⇒ Liberal Party (Flemish) Party for Freedom and Progress/Flemish Liberals and Democrats[edit] 1972: The Flemish section of the ⇒ PVV/PLP formed the Party for Freedom and Progress (Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang) 1992: The PVV is reorganised into the present-day Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD) (Francophone) Party for Freedom and Progress/Liberal Reformist Party[edit] 1972: The francophone section of the ⇒ PVV/PLP became the Party for Freedom and Progress (Parti pour la Liberté et le Progrès) 1973: The Brussels section of the PLP formed the ⇒ Liberal Party 1976: The PLP merged with a faction of the Walloon Rally (Rassemblement Wallon) into the Party for Reforms and Freedom of Wallonia (Parti pour les Réformes et la Liberté de Wallonie) 1979: The party merged with the ⇒ Liberal Party into the Reformist Liberal Party (Parti Réformateur Libéral) 2002: The PRL is reorganised into the present-day Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur or MR) (Brussels) Liberal Party[edit] 1973: The Brussels section of the ⇒ PLP formed the Liberal Party (Parti Libéral) 1979: The Liberal Party merged into the ⇒ Liberal Reform Party (German speaking) Party for Freedom and Progress[edit] 1976: The German-speaking section of the ⇒ PLP became the present-day Party for Freedom and Progress (Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt) 2002: The PFF became affiliated to the ⇒ Reformist Movement Libertine party during the 1990s[edit] ROSSEM, defunct, around Jean-Pierre Van Rossem. New liberal parties formed in the 2000s[edit] FlemishProgressives (left-liberalism), cartel partner of the Different Socialist Party. Vivant (social-liberalism), cartel partner of the VLD. Liberal Appeal (right-liberalism), cartel partner of the VLD. Veilig Blauw-Safe Blue (right-liberalism), local party, defunct. Verstandig Rechts-Smart Right (right-liberalism), local party, defunct. VLOTT (far-right liberalism), cartel partner of the Vlaams Belang. List Dedecker (populist right-liberalism). Liberal leaders[edit] Parti Libéral Charles Rogier Walthère Frère-Orban (1812-1896), wrote the first charter of the liberal party Paul Janson Paul Hymans Paul-Emile Janson Mouvement Réformateur Charles Michel Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten Guy Verhofstadt Liberal thinkers[edit] In the Contributions to liberal theory the following Belgian thinkers are included: Dirk Verhofstadt (born 1955) Boudewijn Bouckaert See also[edit] Liberal Archive History of Belgium Politics of Belgium List of political parties in Belgium v t e Liberalism in Europe Sovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies and other entities Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberalism_in_Belgium&oldid=981738817" Categories: Liberalism in Belgium Politics of Belgium Hidden categories: Articles lacking sources from September 2008 All articles lacking sources Wikipedia articles needing context from October 2009 All Wikipedia articles needing context Wikipedia introduction cleanup from October 2009 All pages needing cleanup Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Add links This page was last edited on 4 October 2020, at 04:31 (UTC). 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