Left Socialist Party (Belgium)
Left Socialist Party – Socialist Party of Struggle Linkse Socialistische Partij - Parti Socialiste de Lutte | |
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Leader | Collective Leadership (National Committee) |
Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | Far-left |
National affiliation | Left Front |
International affiliation | International Socialist Alternative |
Colours | Red |
Website | |
www.socialisme.be | |
The Left Socialist Party - Socialist Party of Struggle (
Origins
The LSP-PSL was founded in 1992 as Militant Left (Militant Links), an offshoot from the Spark (Vonk) which operated as a Marxist tendency within the Belgian
Electoral alliances
The LSP-PSL aims to build left unity around a common minimum programme, while maintaining the right of groups to organise and campaign on their own platforms. To this end, the party has sought to engage with other radical left parties and has met with some success in creating electoral alliances with the
Young people
The party emphasises youth work and in universities has a youth network named Active Left Students (Étudiants de Gauche Actifs - Actief Linkse Studenten, EGA-ALS). EGA-ALS takes up issues concerning education, but also campaigns on wider social issues such as sexism and racism, including forming organised opposition to the far-right Nationalist Student Association. In 2010, along with trade union and leftwing youth groups
Election results
Federal Parliament
Chamber of Representatives
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | % of language group vote |
# of overall seats won | # of language group seats won |
+/- | Notes |
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2003
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2,929 | 0.04 | 0 / 150
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2007
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20,083 | 0.30 | 0 / 150
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Part of CAP | |||
2010
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6,791 | 0.10 | 0 / 150
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0 |
Senate
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | % of language group vote |
# of overall seats won | # of language group seats won |
+/- | Notes |
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2003
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8,337 | 0.13 | 0 / 40
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2007
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21,215 | 0.32 | 0 / 40
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Part of CAP | |||
2010
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7,841 | 0.12 | 0 / 40
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0 |
European Parliament
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | % of language group vote |
# of overall seats won | # of language group seats won |
+/- | Notes |
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2004 | 14,166 | 0.22 | 0 / 24
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