Reformist Movement

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Reformist Movement
Mouvement Réformateur
20 / 75
Parliament of the French Community
30 / 94
Parliament of the German-speaking Community
3 / 25
Brussels Parliament
(French-speaking seats)
18 / 72
European Parliament
(French-speaking seats)
2 / 8
Benelux Parliament
2 / 21
Website
www.mr.be

The Reformist Movement

political party in Belgium. MR is traditionally a conservative-liberal party,[4][5] but it also contains social-liberal factions.[11][12][13]

The party was in coalition as part of the

2010 general election. It currently serves as part of the seven party De Croo Government
.

The MR is an alliance between three French-speaking and one German-speaking liberal parties. The

2010–11 Belgian government formation.[15]

Ideology and policies

Although the MR's original ideology emphasised

Open VLD.[13] However, during Georges-Louis Bouchez's tenure as party president, the party shifted to the right.[16]

On its current platform, the party states that it is economically and socially liberal. It supports lower taxes, aims to maximize the well-being of citizens but also wants to fight tax evasion. MR also supports Belgian participation in the European Union and NATO.[17]

Presidents

Representation in EU Institutions

In the European Parliament, Mouvement Réformateur sits in the Renew Europe group with two MEPs.[18][19]

In the European Committee of the Regions, Mouvement Réformateur sits in the Renew Europe CoR group, with one full and one alternate member for the 2020-2025 mandate.[20][21] Willy Borsus is second vice-president of the Renew Europe CoR Group.[22]

Electoral results

Chamber of Representatives

Election Votes % Seats +/- Government
1995
 623,250 10.3
19 / 150
 Opposition
1999 630,219 10.1
18 / 150
 Decrease 1 Coalition
2003 748,954 11.4
24 / 150
 Increase 6 Coalition
2007 835,073 12.5
23 / 150
 Decrease 1 Coalition
2010 605,617 9.3
18 / 150
 Decrease 5 Coalition
2014 650,260 9.6
20 / 150
 Increase 2 Coalition
2019 512,825 7.6
14 / 150
 Decrease 6 Coalition

Senate

Election Votes % Seats +/-
1995
 672,798 11.2
5 / 40
1999 654,961 10.6
5 / 40
 Steady 0
2003 795,757 12.2
5 / 40
 Steady 0
2007 815,755 12.3
6 / 40
 Increase 1
2010 599,618 9.3
4 / 40
 Decrease 2

Regional

Brussels Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/- Government
F.E.C. Overall
1989
 83,011 18.9 (#2)
15 / 75
 Opposition
1995 144,478 35.0 (#1)
28 / 75
 Increase 13 Coalition
1999 146,845 40.1 (#1) 34.4 (#1)
27 / 75
 Decrease 1 Coalition
2004 127,122 32.5 (#2) 28.0 (#2)
25 / 89
 Decrease 2 Opposition
2009 121,905 29.8 (#1) 26.5 (#1)
24 / 89
 Decrease 1 Opposition
2014 94,227 23.0 (#2) 20.4 (#2)
18 / 89
 Decrease 6 Opposition
2019 65,502 16.9 (#3) 14.3 (#3)
13 / 89
 Decrease 5 Opposition

Walloon Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/- Government
1995 447,542 23.7 (#2)
19 / 75
 Opposition
1999 470,454 24.7 (#2)
21 / 75
 Increase 2 Coalition
2004 478,999 24.3 (#2)
20 / 75
 Decrease 1 Opposition
2009 469,792 23.1 (#2)
19 / 75
 Decrease 1 Opposition
2014 546,363 26.7 (#2)
25 / 75
 Increase 6 Opposition
2019 435,878 21.4 (#2)
20 / 75
 Decrease 5 Coalition

European Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/-
F.E.C. Overall
1979 372,904 17.8 (#4) 6.8
2 / 24
1984 540,610 24.1 (#2)
3 / 24
 Increase 1
1989 423,479 18.9 (#2) 7.2
2 / 24
 Decrease 1
1994 541,724 24.2 (#2)
3 / 25
 Increase 1
1999 624,445 27.0 (#1) 10.0
3 / 25
 Steady 0
2004 671,422 27.6 (#2) 10.3
3 / 24
 Steady 0
2009 640,092 26.0 (#2) 9.7
2 / 22
 Decrease 1
2014 661,332 27.1 (#2) 9.9
3 / 22
 Increase 1
2019 470,654 19.3 (#3) 7.1
2 / 22
 Decrease 1

Notable figures

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Wallonia/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. ^ a b Almeida, Dimitri. "Liberal Parties and European Integration" (PDF).
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-928428-3
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8
    . Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-137-31484-0
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-203-94609-1
    . Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  7. ISBN 978-1-84545-190-5
    .
  8. ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ Walsh, David (2 October 2020). "Belgium: New seven-party coalition government officially sworn in". Euronews. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  10. ^ Birnbaum, Michael (20 December 2019). "Without a government for a year, Belgium shows what happens to politics without politicians". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. ^ Chardon, Frédéric. "Des libéraux veulent créer un courant progressiste au MR: avec Christine Defraigne à leur tête?". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  12. ^ "RLP, le nouveau «Rassemblement des libéraux progressistes» au sein du MR". Le Soir (in French). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  13. ^
    ISBN 978-0-415-69374-5
    .
  14. ^ "Le Mouvement Réformateur: Statuts" (PDF) (in French). The Reformist Movement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  15. ^ "FDF almost unanimously votes in favour of split with MR" (in Dutch). deredactie.be. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  16. ^ Chini, Maïthé; Taylor, Lukas (January 11, 2023). "A beginner's guide to Belgium's political parties". The Brussels Times. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  17. ^ "Projet - MR". Mr.be. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  18. ^ "Home | Olivier CHASTEL | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 22 November 1964. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  19. ^ "Home | Frédérique RIES | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 14 May 1959. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  20. ^ "Members Page CoR".
  21. ^ "Members Page CoR".
  22. ^ "Bureau". Renew Europe CoR. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

External links

Media related to Mouvement Réformateur at Wikimedia Commons

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