Les Engagés (political party)

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Not to be confused with
Les Enragés
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The Committed Ones
Les Engagés
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Parliament of the French Community
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Brussels Parliament
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European Parliament
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Website
www.lesengages.be

Les Engagés

Christian Social Party (PSC-CVP) which had been the country's governing party for much of the post-war period. It continued to be called the Christian Social Party (French: Parti Social Chrétien, PSC) until 2002 when it was renamed the Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre Démocrate Humaniste, CDH). It took its current name on 17 March 2022,[7]
and currently does not participate in any government.

History

The PSC was officially founded in 1972. The foundation was the result of the split of the unitary

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 in 2002 the party adopted a new constitution and a new name, Humanist Democratic Centre.

On 17 March 2022, the party changed to its current name and political colors.

On 10 October 2022, Virginie Lefrancq, a Brussels MP, announced that she was leaving Les Engagés, feeling politically orphaned.[8]

Ideology

The party considers itself to be a movement rather than a party, and calls for citizen-led initiatives and more engagement between the public and politicians.[9]

The party has dropped all its Christian references and now defines itself as a party working for the "common good".[10]

On its manifesto, the party supports NATO, the EU, secularism and LGBT rights.[11] Les Engagés supports intensifying awareness and information campaigns on gender and homosexuality, as well as the reimbursement of gynecological and andrological care for trans people.[12]

Presidents

Election results

References

  1. ^ Clevers, Antoine. "Entre CDH et Défi, des convergences, mais aussi de vrais éléments de blocage". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. ^ "Le CDH n'est plus. Voici "Les Engagés"". Le Soir (in French). 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. ^ ""Les engagés" : nouveau nom et nouveau projet pour le cdH au terme d'une réflexion citoyenne". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ^ Flandre, Flandreinfo be-L'Actu de (2022-03-13). "Ne dites plus "cdH" mais bien "Les Engagés" : le centre démocrate humaniste se régénère et change de nom". vrtnws.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  5. S2CID 154393064
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  6. ISBN 978-0-415-43129-3
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  7. ^ "Le CDH change de nom mais "Les Engagés" ne le sont pas encore #officiellement à Liège". 17 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Les Engagés perdent une de leurs cinq parlementaires bruxellois". Le Soir (in French). 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  9. ^ "Le Mouvement".
  10. ^ "Questions de principes : Les Engagés, un mouvement du "bien commun" en rupture avec ses racines chrétiennes". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  11. ^ Engagés, Les. "Régénération des libertés". Les Engagés (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  12. ^ Engagés, Les. "Déconstruire les préjugés liés à l'orientation sexuelle". Les Engagés (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-30.

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