Guy Spitaels, a Belgian socialist leader who was convicted in 1998 of corruption along with ex-NATO Secretary General Willy Claes, has died of a brain tumor, his party said Tuesday. He was 80.

AFTER 414 days without a formal government, the northern European nation of Belgium is showing the world just how easily the capitalist system can function without the consent of the governed.

Spaak laid down one condition for his return to Belgian politics: virtually a free hand in the management of Socialist Party affairs. With no other candidate of comparable stature in sight, the ...

Brussels has been without a functioning government for 400 days. But a "creative solution" to fix the political deadlock is ...

Runner-up was Premier Achille van Acker’s Socialist Party with 69 (prewar: 64). The Communists took 24 seats (prewar: 9), the middle-road Liberals toppled to 17 (prewar: 33).

BRUSSELS — Call it the Super Sunday of Belgian politics. On June 9, Belgians will elect a new federal parliament, regional parliaments and members of the European Parliament all on the same day. The ...

However the Belgian Workers Party was often a hindrance in these struggles as the 1902 strike demonstrates. Skip to main content libcom.org. Menu. Main ... The Walloon Socialists, representing the ...

Take Belgian Socialists, Flemish or Walloon. The hallmark of nearly every European socialist party has long been hostility to religion. In recent years, ...