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The Progressive Party of
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
(French: Parti Progressiste) was a progressive liberal party which existed from 1887 until 1900.


History

The Belgian
Liberal party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...
in the 1860s and 1870s had a strong progressive wing in the cities, which in the 1870s even dominated Belgian liberalism. After the defeat of the Liberal party in the general elections of 1884 the ''doctrinarian-bourgeois'' faction continued to dominate the Belgian
Liberal party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...
. However, the ''progressistes'' or radicals no longer wanted to toe the line. In 1887 they established their own party, the ''Parti Progressiste'', with
Paul Janson Paul Janson (11 April 1840 – 19 April 1913) was a Walloon Belgian liberal politician.Jean Francis ''Mes belges années'' 1974 "Paul Janson ne demeura que quatre ans dans la cité liégeoise car sa famille vint s'établir à Ixelles, rue d ...
as its president. Although the radicals shared some ideas with the socialist Parti Ouvrier Belge (POB), they rejected universal suffrage. Over the years, it became more radical in its views and in 1894, they asked for the creation of a Ministry of Labour, the creation of maximum hours for a working day, and compulsory insurance against accidents, disease, unemployment and disability. More important still, it envisaged the creation of a true public sector by the nationalization of the railroads, canals, roads, bridges and coal mines and by the replacement of the national bank by a bank of state, etc. They reunited with the Liberal Party in 1900, which made many concessions to the radicals.Fitzmaurice, J., The Politics of Belgium: A Unique Federalism, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 1996, p. 28


See also

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Politics of Belgium The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state, and the prime minister of Belgium is the head of government, in a multi-party ...
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Liberalism in Belgium This article gives an overview of liberalism in Belgium. Liberalism was a dominant force since the Belgian independence from the Netherlands. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation ...
* Liberal Archive *
Belgian Labour Party The Belgian Labour Party ( nl, Belgische Werkliedenpartij, BWP; french: Parti ouvrier belge, POB) was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party was officially disbanded in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist P ...
(BWP/POB) * Christene Volkspartij


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In de oppositie (1884-1914)
(Dutch) * Lauwers,N., Georges Lorand (1860-1918): Een transnationale progressieve liberaal; VUB; 2016 Defunct political parties in Belgium Liberal parties in Belgium 1887 establishments in Belgium Political parties established in 1887 1900 disestablishments in Belgium Political parties disestablished in 1900 Radical parties {{Europe-liberal-party-stub