Workers' Party of Belgium
Workers' Party of Belgium Partij van de Arbeid van België Parti du travail de Belgique Partei der Arbeit Belgiens | |
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| Abbreviation |
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| President | Raoul Hedebouw |
| Vice President | David Pestieau |
| National Secretary | Peter Mertens |
| Founder | Ludo Martens |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Preceded by | All Power To The Workers |
| Headquarters | Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier / Maurice Lemonnierlaan 171 1000, Brussels |
| Newspaper | Solidaire / Solidair |
| Student wing | Comac |
| Youth wing | RedFox |
| Women's wing | Zelle |
| Membership (2023) | 26,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| European Parliament group | The Left in the European Parliament |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colours | Red Dark red (customary) |
| Chamber of Representatives | 15 / 150 |
| Senate | 5 / 60 |
| Flemish Parliament | 4 / 124 |
| Walloon Parliament | 10 / 75 |
| Brussels Parliament | 11 / 89 |
| Parliament of the French Community | 13 / 94 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 22 |
| Benelux Parliament | 2 / 21 |
| Website | |
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The Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) is a Marxist and socialist political party in Belgium. It is the only Belgian party represented in parliament that is a fully national party, representing both Flanders and Wallonia. Having historically been a small party, the PTB-PVDA has gained momentum since the 2010s, continuously scoring better at the elections, particularly in Wallonia and working-class communities in Brussels. It has 2 MEPs that sit in The Left group alongside other socialist parties.