Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)

Not to be confused with the defunct Christian Social Party (Belgium) 1945–1968

The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich-Soziale Partei, pronounced [ˈkʁɪstlɪç zoˈtsi̯aːlə paʁˈtaɪ], CSP) is a Christian democratic^[3] political party operating in the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Its president is Luc Frank.

Christian Social Party Christlich Soziale Partei
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 Group
Flemish counterpart	Christian Democratic and Flemish
Colours	Orange
Chamber of Representatives	0 / 150
Senate	0 / 60
Parliament of the German-speaking Community	6 / 25
European Parliament (German-speaking seat)	1 / 1
Benelux Parliament (German-speaking seat)	1 / 1
Website
csp-dg.be
Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections

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 works with its Francophone counterpart Les Engagés in other elections.

Election results

Parliament of the German-speaking Community

Election year	# of votes	% of votes	# of seats won	+/-	Notes
1990	13,178	33.6 (#1)	8 / 25
1995	13,307	35.9 (#1)	10 / 25	2
1999	12,822	34.8 (#1)	9 / 25	1
2004	11,905	32.8 (#1)	8 / 25	1
2009	10,122	27.0 (#1)	7 / 25	1
2014	9,351	24.9 (#1)	7 / 25	0
2019	9,069	23.1 (#2)	6 / 25	1
2024	7,920	19.78	5 / 25	1

European Parliament

Election	List leader	Votes	%		Seats	+/−	EP Group
			G.E.C.	Overall
1994	Mathieu Grosch	11,999	31.29 (#1)	0.20	1 / 25	New	EPP
1999		13,456	36.47 (#1)	0.22	1 / 25	0
2004		15,722	42.29 (#1)	0.24	1 / 24	0
2009		12,475	32.25 (#1)	0.19	1 / 22	0
2014	Pascal Arimont	11,710	30.34 (#1)	0.18	1 / 21	0
2019		14,247	34.94 (#1)	0.21	1 / 21	0
2024		15,169	34.93 (#1)	0.21	1 / 22	0

Members

• Robert J. Houben (1905–1992)

Party logo

• 
  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.