Party of German-speaking Belgians

Party of German-speaking Belgians Partei der Deutschsprachigen Belgier
Abbreviation	PDB
Founded	1971 (1971) (as CUW)
Dissolved	2008 (2008)
Split from	Christlich Soziale Partei[1]
Merged into	ProDG
Ideology	Christian democracy[2][3] Regionalism[3][4][5]
Political position	Right-wing[6]
Regional affiliation	PJU–PDB (1995–2008)
European affiliation	European Free Alliance Federal Union of European Nationalities
Most PDG MPs (1977–81)	7 / 25
Website
www.pju-pdb.be
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The Party of German-speaking Belgians (German: Partei der Deutschsprachigen Belgier [paʁˈtaɪ deːɐ̯ ˈdɔʏtʃˌʃpʁaːxɪɡn̩ ˈbɛlɡi̯ɐ]; PDB) was a regionalist^[4] political party active in the German-speaking Community of Belgium founded in 1971.^[7] The party was a founder member of the European Free Alliance in 1981.^[8]

The party has been accused of supporting irredentism^[6][5] and was involved in a scandal surrounding Hermann-Niermann-Stiftung [de] which itself had ties to far-right groups.^[6][5][9]

In 2008 the party was succeeded by ProDG.

References

1. Schmitz, Christian (25 June 2022). "Die CSP schaut auf 50 Jahre als eigenständige Partei zurück". grenzecho.net. Retrieved 2022-12-15. Diese spalteten sich Anfang der 70er Jahre von der CSP ab, gründeten zunächst die Christliche Wählerunion (CUW) und später dann die Partei der deutschsprachigen Belgier (PDB).
2. ""Belgien: Neue Regierungen für die Regionen und Gemeinschaften"". Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung. 15 July 2004. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
3. "Verabschiedung der PDB (Partei der deutschen Belgier)". lambertz.be. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
4. Daniele Caramani (29 March 2004). The Nationalization of Politics: The Formation of National Electorates and Party Systems in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-0-521-53520-5.
5. Christoph Niessen. Federalization in the slipstream: How the German-speaking Community of Belgium became one of the smallest federal entities in the world. pp. 10, 14. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
6. Riesbeck, Peter (4 June 2014). "Der mündige Sohn". Retrieved 2022-12-16.
7. Jörg Schilling; Rainer Täubrich (1990). Belgien. C.H.Beck. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-3-406-33175-6.
8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
9. "1987: "Onkel Hermann"". Belgischer Rundfunk. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-16.