Walloon Rally
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The Walloon Rally (RW) is a Belgian
political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism
and since 1985 independence.
Founded on 7 March 1968, the party contested the Belgian general election
of 1968 in a cartel with the FDF
, a Brussels
-based francophone
political party, receiving 5.9 % of the vote nationally. The party's own results in elections to the Belgian Federal Parliament
were as follows.
The increasing federalisation of Belgium, and the adoption of some of the party's policies by the traditional francophone parties, resulted in a sharp decline in electoral support from 1977 onwards. A split in the early 1980s created the Walloon Popular Rally, a more left-wing grouping, which later merged with the Socialist Party
. The Wallonia-France Rally, which supports the union of Wallonia and France
, was formed by the rump of the party's membership in 1999. Afterwards, the Walloon Rally left the WFR and formed Union For Wallonia with the France Party, Wallonia Social Democracy, Get Up Wallonia and the Brussels' Walloons.
In 2010, Union For Wallonia, which took part in June federal elections under the name W+, was renamed Walloon Rally, which was its largest component.
Belgium
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political party, active in Wallonia since 1968. The party favoured federalism
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...
and since 1985 independence.
Founded on 7 March 1968, the party contested the Belgian general election
Belgian general election, 1968
General elections were held in Belgium on 31 March 1968. Although the Belgian Socialist Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Representatives elections, the Christian Social Party won the most seats. The Christian Social Party also emerged as the largest party in the Senate. Voter turnout...
of 1968 in a cartel with the FDF
Democratic Front of Francophones
The Francophone Democratic Federalists , is a Francophone political party based in Brussels, Belgium founded on 11 May 1964. Until 1982, the FDF dominated Brussels' municipal politics. It is led by Deputy Olivier Maingain....
, a Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
-based francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
political party, receiving 5.9 % of the vote nationally. The party's own results in elections to the Belgian Federal Parliament
Belgian Federal Parliament
The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate . It sits in the Palace of the Nation .- Chamber of Representatives :...
were as follows.
| Election | 1968 Belgian general election, 1968 General elections were held in Belgium on 31 March 1968. Although the Belgian Socialist Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Representatives elections, the Christian Social Party won the most seats. The Christian Social Party also emerged as the largest party in the Senate. Voter turnout... |
1971 Belgian general election, 1971 General elections were held in Belgium on 7 November 1971. The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 40 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 91.5%.... |
1974 | 1977 | 1978 | 1981 |
| Percentage of national vote |
3.35 | 6.69 | 5.86 | 2.96 | 2.86 | 1.71 |
| Seats | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
The increasing federalisation of Belgium, and the adoption of some of the party's policies by the traditional francophone parties, resulted in a sharp decline in electoral support from 1977 onwards. A split in the early 1980s created the Walloon Popular Rally, a more left-wing grouping, which later merged with the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (francophone Belgium)
The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...
. The Wallonia-France Rally, which supports the union of Wallonia and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, was formed by the rump of the party's membership in 1999. Afterwards, the Walloon Rally left the WFR and formed Union For Wallonia with the France Party, Wallonia Social Democracy, Get Up Wallonia and the Brussels' Walloons.
In 2010, Union For Wallonia, which took part in June federal elections under the name W+, was renamed Walloon Rally, which was its largest component.
External links
- Election data from Cevipol at the Université Libre de BruxellesUniversité Libre de BruxellesThe Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...