Liberal Party (Belgium)

Liberal Party

French: *Parti libéral*
Dutch: *Liberale Partij*
Liberal Party French: Parti libéral; Dutch: Liberale Partij
Historical presidents	Albert Mechelynck (first); Omer Vanaudenhove (last)
Founded	1846
Dissolved	1961
Succeeded by	Party for Freedom and Progress
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Trade Union's wing	General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium
Ideology	Liberalism; Classical liberalism; Anti-clericalism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
International affiliation	International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties (before 1936); Liberal International; (from 1947)
Colours	Blue
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The Liberal Party (Dutch: Liberale Partij, French: Parti libéral) was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.

[1] "Images et histoires des patrimoines numérisés".

[2] "À l'origine des partis (4/8) : Le parti libéral, bras armé des francs-maçons".

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Liberal Party French: Parti libéral Dutch: Liberale Partij
Historical presidents	Albert Mechelynck (first) Omer Vanaudenhove (last)
Founded	1846
Dissolved	1961
Succeeded by	Party for Freedom and Progress
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Trade Union's wing	General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium
Ideology	Liberalism Classical liberalism Anti-clericalism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing^[1]^[2]
International affiliation	International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties (before 1936) Liberal International (from 1947)
Colours	Blue
Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections