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Humanist Democratic Centre
; Humanist Democratic Centre; ; Centre démocrate humaniste;
President	Maxime Prévot
Founded	1968
Preceded by	Christian Social Party
Headquarters	National secretariat; Rue des Deux Églises, Brussels
Ideology	Christian democracy; Christian humanism
Political position	; Centre to centre-left;
European affiliation	European People's Party
International affiliation	None
European Parliament group	European People's Party
Flemish counterpart	; Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V)
; German-speaking counterpart	Christian Social Party
Colours	; Brown, Orange;
; Chamber of Representatives; (French-speaking seats);	; 9 / 63 ;
; Senate; (French-speaking seats);	; 4 / 24 ;
Walloon Parliament	; 13 / 75 ;
Parliament of the French Community	; 16 / 94 ;
; Brussels Parliament; (French-speaking seats);	; 8 / 72 ;
; European Parliament; (French-speaking seats);	; 1 / 8 ;
Website
	www.lecdh.be
	; Politics of Belgium; ; Political parties; ; Elections; ;

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

The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre démocrate humaniste, cdH) is a Christian democratic^[1]^[2]^[3]French-speaking political party in Belgium.^[9]^[10] Until 2002, the party was known as the Christian Social Party (French: Parti Social Chrétien, PSC). The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community the Walloon Government, but no longer, following the May 2014 national elections, the Belgian federal government.

History

The PSC was officially founded in 1972. The foundation was the result of the split of the unitary Christian Social Party–Christian People's Party (PSC-CVP) into the Dutch-speaking Christian People's Party (CVP) and the French-speaking Christian Social Party (PSC), following the increased linguistic tensions after the crisis at the University of Leuven in 1968. The PSC performed particularly badly in the 1999 general election. This was linked to several scandals, such as the escape of Marc Dutroux and the discovery of dioxine in chickens (the PSC was a coalition partner in the Dehaene government). The decline in votes was also explained by declining adherence to Catholicism. The party was confined to opposition on all levels of government.

The party started a process of internal reform. In 2001 a new charter of principles the "Charter of Democratic Humanism" was adopted and 2002 the party adopted a new constitution and a new name, Humanist Democratic Centre.

In the 2003 general election the party did not perform much better and was still confined to opposition. After the 2004 regional elections the party returned to power in Brussels, in Walloon Region and the French Community together with the Socialist Party and Ecolo in Brussels, and with the Socialist Party in Walloon Region and the French Community. The current president of the party is Joëlle Milquet.

In the 2007 general elections, the party won 10 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two out of 40 seats in the Senate.

In the 2010 general elections, the party lost one seat in the Chamber and kept its two seats in the Senate.

Ideology

Its ideology is the "democratic humanism, inspired by personalism inherited notably from Christian humanism", which includes a centre-left policy towards the economy, supporting state interventionism and calling for the unity of Belgium.

Presidents

CVP/PSC

1945-1947 August De Schryver

1949-1950 François-Xavier van der Straten Waillet

1950-1961 Théo Lefèvre

1961-1966 Paul Vanden Boeynants

1966-1972 Robert J. Houben

PSC

1972-1976 Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb

1976-1977 Georges Gramme

1977-1979 Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb

1979-1981 Paul Vanden Boeynants

1981-1996 Gérard Deprez

1996-1998 Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb

1998-1999 Philippe Maystadt

1999-2002 Joëlle Milquet

cdH

2002-2011 Joëlle Milquet

2011-2019 Benoît Lutgen

2019–present Maxime Prévot

Until 1968 this lists gives the president of the Walloon part of the unitary CVP/PSC.
The party changed its name from PSC to cdH on 18 May 2002.

Electoral results

Federal Parliament

Results for the Chamber of Representatives, in percentages for the Kingdom of Belgium.

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	% of language group vote	# of overall seats won	# of language group seats won	+/–	Government
Chamber of Representatives (Chambre des Représentants)
1995	469,101	7.7	(#3)	12 / 150	12 / 59		in coalition
1999	365,318	5.9	(#4)	10 / 150	10 / 59	2	in opposition
2003	359,660	5.5	(#3)	8 / 150	8 / 62	2	in opposition
2007	404,077	6.0	(#3)	10 / 150	10 / 62	2	in coalition
2010	360,441	5.5	(#3)	9 / 150	9 / 62	1	in coalition
2014	336,281	5.0	(#3)	9 / 150	9 / 63		in opposition

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	% of language group vote	# of overall seats won	# of language group seats won	+/–
Senate (Sénat)
1995	434,492	7.3	(#3)	3 / 40	3 / 15
1999	374,002	6.0	(#4)	3 / 40	3 / 15	0
2003	362,705	5.5	(#3)	2 / 40	2 / 15	1
2007	390,852	5.9	(#3)	2 / 40	2 / 15	0
2010	331,870	5.1	(#4)	2 / 40	2 / 15	0

Regional parliaments

Brussels Parliament

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	% of language group vote	# of overall seats won	# of language group seats won	+/–	Government
1989	51,904	11.9 (#4)		9 / 75			in coalition
1995	38,244	9.3 (#3)		7 / 75		2	in opposition
1999	33,815	7.9 (#4)		6 / 75		1	in opposition
2004	55,078		14.1 (#3)	10 / 89	10 / 72	4	in coalition
2009	60,527		14.8 (#4)	11 / 89	11 / 72	1	in coalition

Walloon Parliament

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Government
1995	407,741	21.6 (#3)	16 / 75		in coalition
1999	325,229	17.1 (#4)	14 / 75	2	in opposition
2004	347,348	17.6 (#3)	14 / 75	0	in coalition
2009	323,952	16.1 (#4)	13 / 75	1	in coalition
2014	305,281	15.09 (#3)	13 / 75	0	in coalition

European Parliament

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	% of electoral college vote	# of overall seats won	# of electoral college seats won	+/–
1979	445,912		21.2 (#2)	3 / 24	3 / 11
1984	436,108		19.5 (#3)	2 / 24	2 / 11	1
1989	476,795		21.3 (#2)	2 / 24	2 / 11	0
1994	420,198		18.8 (#3)	2 / 25	2 / 10	0
1999	307,912		13.3 (#4)	1 / 25	1 / 10	1
2004	368,753		15.2 (#3)	1 / 24	1 / 9	0
2009	327,824		13.3 (#4)	1 / 22	1 / 8	0
2014	276,879	4.14	11.36 (#4)	1 / 21	1 / 8	0

References

^ ^a^b Hans Slomp (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 465–. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

^ ^a^b Thomas Poguntke; Paul Webb (21 June 2007). The Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies. Oxford University Press. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-0-19-921849-3. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

^ ^a^b Colin Hay; Anand Menon (18 January 2007). European Politics. Oxford University Press. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-19-928428-3.

^ ^a^b^c "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2018.

^ ^a^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2014). "Wallonia/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe.

^ Keman, Hans (2008), "The Low Countries: Confrontation and Coalition in Segmented Societies", Comparative European Politics (Third ed.), Routledge, p. 220

^ Annesley, Claire (2005), Political and Economic Dictionary of Western Europe, Routledge, p. 179

^ Josep M. Colomer (24 July 2008). Comparative European Politics. Taylor & Francis. pp. 220–. ISBN 978-0-203-94609-1. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

^ Billiet, Jaak; Maddens, Bart; Frognier, André-Paul (2006). "Does Belgium (still) exist? Differences in political culture between Flemings and Walloons". West European Politics. 29 (5): 912–932. doi:10.1080/01402380600968802.

^ Lees-Marshment, Jennifer (2009). Political Marketing: Principles and Applications. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-415-43129-3.

External links

Official website

cdH students

cdH page on the website of the European People's Party

[Slomp2011-1] Hans Slomp (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 465–. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

[PoguntkeWebb2007-2] Thomas Poguntke; Paul Webb (21 June 2007). The Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies. Oxford University Press. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-0-19-921849-3. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

[HayMenon2007-3] Colin Hay; Anand Menon (18 January 2007). European Politics. Oxford University Press. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-19-928428-3.

[essa3-4] "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2018.

[Nordsieck-5] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2014). "Wallonia/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe.

[6] Keman, Hans (2008), "The Low Countries: Confrontation and Coalition in Segmented Societies", Comparative European Politics (Third ed.), Routledge, p. 220

[7] Annesley, Claire (2005), Political and Economic Dictionary of Western Europe, Routledge, p. 179

[Colomer2008-8] Josep M. Colomer (24 July 2008). Comparative European Politics. Taylor & Francis. pp. 220–. ISBN 978-0-203-94609-1. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

[9] Billiet, Jaak; Maddens, Bart; Frognier, André-Paul (2006). "Does Belgium (still) exist? Differences in political culture between Flemings and Walloons". West European Politics. 29 (5): 912–932. doi:10.1080/01402380600968802.

[10] Lees-Marshment, Jennifer (2009). Political Marketing: Principles and Applications. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-415-43129-3.

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Presidents

Electoral results

Federal Parliament

Regional parliaments

Brussels Parliament

Walloon Parliament

European Parliament

Further reading

References

External links

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