Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)
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Not to be confused with the defunct Christian Social Party (Belgium) 1945–1968
The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich-Soziale Partei, CSP) is a Christian-democratic[3] political party operating in the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Its president is Luc Frank.
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Christian Social Party Christlich Soziale Partei | |
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Abbreviation | CSP |
Leader | Jérôme Franssen |
Founded | 1971 (1971)[1] |
Preceded by | None |
Headquarters | national secretariat Kaperberg 6, Eupen |
Ideology | Christian democracy[2] |
Political position | Centre[3][4] to centre-right[5] |
Regional affiliation | Christian Group[6] |
European Parliament group | European People's Party |
Walloon counterpart | Humanist Democratic Centre (until 2022) |
Flemish counterpart | Christian Democratic and Flemish |
Colours | Orange |
Parliament of the German-speaking Community | 6 / 25 |
European Parliament (German-speaking seat) | 1 / 1 |
Benelux Parliament (German-speaking seat) | 1 / 1 |
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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.