Christian Social Party Christlich Soziale Partei | |
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| Abbreviation | CSP |
| Leader | Jérôme Franssen |
| Founded | 1971 (1971)[1] |
| Preceded by | None |
| Headquarters | national secretariat Kaperberg 6, Eupen |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[2] |
| Political position | Centre[3][4] tocentre-right[5] |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Group[6] |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| Francophone counterpart | Les Engagés |
| Flemish counterpart | Christian Democratic and Flemish |
| Colours | Orange |
| Chamber of Representatives | 0 / 150 |
| Senate | 0 / 60 |
| Parliament of the German-speaking Community | 6 / 25 |
| European Parliament (German-speaking seat) | 1 / 1 |
| Benelux Parliament (German-speaking seat) | 1 / 1 |
| Website | |
| csp-dg.be | |
TheChristian Social Party (German:Christlich-Soziale Partei,pronounced[ˈkʁɪstlɪçzoˈtsi̯aːləpaʁˈtaɪ],CSP) is aChristian democratic[3]political party operating in theGerman-speaking Community of Belgium. Its president isLuc Frank.
In the1994 European Parliament election, standing asChristlich-Soziale Partei - Europäische Volkspartei, the party gained the single seat allocated byBelgian law to the German-speaking community. The party has maintained this seat since then. The CSP works with its Francophone counterpartLes Engagés in other elections.
| Election year | # of votes | % of votes | # of seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,178 | 33.6 (#1) | 8 / 25 | ||
| 1995 | 13,307 | 35.9 (#1) | 10 / 25 |  2 | |
| 1999 | 12,822 | 34.8 (#1) | 9 / 25 |  1 | |
| 2004 | 11,905 | 32.8 (#1) | 8 / 25 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 10,122 | 27.0 (#1) | 7 / 25 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 9,351 | 24.9 (#1) | 7 / 25 |  0 | |
| 2019 | 9,069 | 23.1 (#2) | 6 / 25 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7,920 | 19.78 | 5 / 25 | 1 |
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.E.C. | Overall | ||||||
| 1994 | Mathieu Grosch | 11,999 | 31.29 (#1) | 0.20 | 1 / 25 | New | EPP |
| 1999 | 13,456 | 36.47 (#1) | 0.22 | 1 / 25 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 15,722 | 42.29 (#1) | 0.24 | 1 / 24 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 12,475 | 32.25 (#1) | 0.19 | 1 / 22 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Pascal Arimont | 11,710 | 30.34 (#1) | 0.18 | 1 / 21 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14,247 | 34.94 (#1) | 0.21 | 1 / 21 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 15,169 | 34.93 (#1) | 0.21 | 1 / 22 | 0 | ||
