The Red Lions ( nl, Rode Leeuwen) was a political party in
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 ...
.
History
The party first contested national elections in
1968,
[Red Lion]
Belgian Elections but failed to secure a seat after winning less than 1% of the vote. In the
1971 general elections it received 2% of the national vote and won four seats in the
Chamber of Representatives. In the Senate elections it allied with the
Belgian Socialist Party nl, Belgische Socialistische Partij
, logo = Logo of the Belgian Socialist Party.png
, caption = The fist and rose emblem used by the party from 1973.
, leader1_title = President
, leader1_name = Achille Van Acker (first)André Cools (last)
...
, but failed to win a seat.
Results
Belgian Elections
For the 1974 general elections the party allied with the Socialist Party for the elections to both houses.[BSP Red Lions]
Belgian Elections It lost its four seats in the Chamber, but gained two seats in the Senate. The party did not contest any further elections.[
]
References
{{Belgian political parties
Defunct political parties in Belgium