People's Party (Belgium)

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The People's Party (

The PP was founded on 26 November 2009 by

regions and communities
.

In its first electoral test, the

Senate, headed by Rudy Aernoudt, took 98,858 votes (1.53% nationally) but failed to return a Senator. The party also discussed a joint venture with the Flemish Libertair, Direct, Democratisch
party, but ultimately the two parties chose not to collaborate.

Aernoudt and Modrikamen had a public falling-out in August 2010. Laurent Louis had publicly supported the policy of Nicolas Sarkozy in deporting Roma people from France. These comments provoked the indignation of both Aernoudt and the leaders of the PP's youth wing,[10] but Modrikamen did not join in their call for Louis to apologize, and Aernoudt was expelled from the party. Aernoudt disputed the legality of his expulsion, and also criticized Modrikamen's call for a "Plan B" (an independent Wallonia-Brussels) as a betrayal of the party's federalist identity.[11] Aernoudt also publicly accused Modrikamen of financial misdeeds.[12] The rupture leaves the future of the party uncertain. The People's Party is supportive of Israel.

Mischael Modrikamen, president of the People's Party, has reiterated after the regional elections in 2012 the interest to offer a partnership with the Flemish party, the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), to transform Belgium into a confederal state in 2014.[citation needed]

In 2014 the PP won 1 seat in the chamber of representatives and 1 seat in the

Walloon Parliament. The PP reached more than 10% in some cantons. However Mischaël Modrikamen
did not get a seat in the chamber of representatives. The PP participated in the European elections for the first time but did not get a seat despite the score of Luc Trullemans.

The party was dissolved by unanimous vote of the party members present on the 18 June 2019 party congress.

Following the dissolution of the part, some former PP members announced their invention to create a new party called La Droite (The Right) and reportedly reached out to

Chez Nous (With Us) party alongside former Listes Destexhe and Reformist Movement members.[14]

Electoral 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
2010
84,005 1.3
1 / 150
1 / 62
New in opposition
2014 102,599 1.51 (#13)
1 / 150
1 / 62
Steady 0 in opposition
2019 75,096 1.11 (#13)
0 / 150
0 / 62
Decrease 1 in opposition

Senate

Election year # of overall votes % of overall vote % of language
group vote
# of overall seats won # of language
group seats won
+/- Notes
2010
98,858 1.5
0 / 40
0 / 15
2014 N/A N/A N/A (#13)
0 / 60
0 / 15
Steady 0
2019 N/A N/A N/A (#13)
0 / 60
0 / 15
Steady 0

Regional parliaments

Walloon Parliament

Election year # of overall votes % of overall vote % of language
group vote
# of overall seats won +/- Notes
2014 98,840 4.89 (#6)
1 / 75
New in opposition
2019 74,622 3.67 (#7)
0 / 75
Decrease 1 in opposition

Brussels Parliament

Election year # of overall votes % of overall vote % of language
group vote
# of overall seats won +/- Notes
2014 7,942 1.94 (#8)
0 / 89
New
2019 6,605 1.70 (#8)
0 / 89
Steady 0

European Parliament

Election year # of overall votes % of overall vote % of language
group vote
# of overall seats won +/- Notes
2014 145,538 2.18 5.98 (#5)
0 / 21
New
2019 113,793 1.69 4.66 (#7)
0 / 21
Steady 0

Notable figures

References

  1. ^ "Modrikamen l'a annoncé: Le PP, c'est terminé". Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  2. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  3. ^ Pauwels, Teun (2013). Belgium: Decline of National Populism?. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, CES. p. 85. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Alastair Macdonald (24 July 2018). "Belgian lawyer launches Trump-inspired anti-EU movement". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  5. ^ a b "Modrikamen (PP) a basculé à l'extrême droite". La Libre Belgique. February 10, 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
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  8. ^ RTBF (2009-06-11). M. Modrikamen veut lancer un "vrai parti de droite populaire" Archived 2009-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 2010-06-17. (in French)
  9. ^ Manifest van de Personenpartij / Manifeste du Parti Populaire Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch and French)
  10. ^ "Roms : les jeunes PP se distancient des propos de Laurent Louis". Le Soir (in French). 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  11. ^ "Aernoudt dénonce le " projet séparatiste " du PP". Le Soir (in French). 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  12. ^ "Le PP poursuit Aernoudt en justice pour faux et calomnie". Le Soir (in French). 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  13. ^ "Vers la création d'un nouveau parti à la droite du MR?". 11 July 2023.
  14. ^ Tassin, Stéphane. "Avec "Chez nous", l'extrême droite francophone se trouve un nouveau parti". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-09.

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