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Humanist Democratic Centre
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| Centre démocrate humaniste | |
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| Leader | Joëlle Milquet |
| Political Ideology | Christian Democracy |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Earlier name(s) | PSC and CVP/PSC |
| International Affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| European Affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament Group | European People's Party–European Democrats |
| Cartel | none |
| Flemish counterpart | CD&V |
| German-speaking counterpart | CSP |
| Website | www.lecdh.be |
| Headquarters | national secretariat Rue de Deux Eglises / Tweekerkenstraat 41, Brussels |
| Colours | Orange/Black |
| See also | Politics of Belgium Politics of Flanders Politics of the Walloon Region |
The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre démocrate humaniste or cdH) is a Belgian Francophone Christian democratic political party in Wallonia. It currently participates in the governments of Brussels-Capital Region, the French Community of Belgium and the Walloon Region.
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The party was founded in 1972. The foundation was the result of split of the unitary Parti Social-Chrétien/Christelijke Volkspartij (in English: Social Christian Party/Christian People's Party) in the Dutch-speaking Christian People's Party and the French-speaking Christian Social Party (PSC), following the increased linguistic tensions after the crisis at the university of Leuven in 1968.
The PSC performed particularly bad in the 1999 election. This linked to several scandals, such as the escape of Marc Dutroux and the discovery of dioxine in for-consumption chickens (the PSC was a coalition partner in the Dehaene government). The decline in votes was also linked to declining adherence to Catholicism. The party was confined to opposition on a 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 2002 the party adopted a new constitution and a new name, Humanist Democratic Centre.
In the 2003 election the party did not perform much better and was still confined to opposition. After the 2004 regional elections the party returned to power in Brussels, in Walloon Region and the French Community together with the Socialist Party and Ecolo in Brussels and with the Socialist Party in Walloon Region and the French Community. The current president of the party is Joëlle Milquet.
Its ideology is the «democratic humanism, inspired by personalism inherited notably from the christian humanism», combined with a centre-left policy towards the economy, supporting state interventionism and calling for the unity of Belgium.
In the 10 June 2007 general elections, the party won 10 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 2 out of 40 seats in the Senate.
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| Flemish parties | Christian Democratic and Flemish · Flemish Interest · Flemish Liberals and Democrats · Green! · List Dedecker · New-Flemish Alliance · Socialist Party – Different · spirit · VLOTT |
| Francophone parties | Ecolo · Humanist Democratic Centre · National Front · Reformist Movement (component parties: Citizens' Movement for Change · Democratic Front of Francophones · Liberal Reformist Party) · Socialist Party |
| German parties | Christian Social Party · Party for Freedom and Progress (component party of the MR) · Party of German-speaking Belgians |
| Pan-Belgian | Vivant |
| Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Belgium | |