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Social Christian Party
political party, Belgium
Also known as: Kristelijke Volkspartij
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leadership of Carton de Wiart
- In Henri, Count Carton de Wiart
…the Catholic Party as the Social Christian Party. Serving as minister without portfolio (1949–50) and minister of justice (1950), he devoted much effort to an unsuccessful attempt to return the exiled Belgian king Leopold III to power.
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place in Belgian politics
- In Belgium: Belgium after World War II
Eventually the three traditional parties—the Social Christians, the Liberals, and the Socialists—each split along linguistic lines, rendering the political decision-making process increasingly complicated.
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