Humanist Democratic Centre

  • Humanist Democratic Centre
  • Christian Social Party
  • Centre Démocrate Humaniste
  • Parti Social Chrétien
AbbreviationCDH, PSC
Founded1968
Registered1972
Dissolved17 March 2022
Preceded byChristian Social Party
Succeeded byLes Engagés
HeadquartersNational secretariat
Rue des Deux Églises, Brussels
Ideology
Pro-Europeanism
Factions:
Political positionCentre[5][6] to centre-right[7][8][9]
Regional affiliationChristian Group[10]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Flemish counterpartChristian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V)
German-speaking counterpartChristian Social Party
Colours  Orange
Website
lecdh.be (archived)

Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre Démocrate Humaniste, CDH) was a Christian democratic[11] and centrist French-speaking political party in Belgium.[12][13] The party originated in the split in 1972 of the unitary Christian Social Party (PSC-CVP) which had been the country's governing party for much of the post-war period. It continued to be called the Christian Social Party (French: Parti Social Chrétien, PSC) until 2002 when it was renamed the Humanist Democratic Centre. It was refounded as Les Engagés in 2022.

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