Editing Conservatism (section)

==== Belgium ====
Having its roots in the conservative [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]], the [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|Christian People's Party]] retained a conservative edge through the 20th century, supporting the King in the [[Royal Question]], supporting nuclear family as the cornerstone of society, defending Christian education, and opposing [[euthanasia]]. The Christian People's Party dominated politics in post-war Belgium. In 1999, the party's support collapsed, and it became the country's fifth-largest party.{{sfn|Annesley|2005|p=124}}<ref>Zig Layton-Henry, ed. ''Conservative Politics in Western Europe'' (St. Martin's Press, 1982)</ref><ref>Paul Lucardie and Hans-Martien Ten Napel, "[https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/15171/pu1994Christian%20Democracy%20in%20Europe%20.pdf?sequence=2 Between confessionalism and liberal conservatism: the Christian Democratic parties of Belgium and the Netherlands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623075553/https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/15171/pu1994Christian%20Democracy%20in%20Europe%20.pdf?sequence=2 |date=June 23, 2020 }}." in David Hanley, ed. ''Christian Democracy in Europe: A Comparative Perspective'' (London: Pinter 1994) pp. 51–70</ref> Since 2014, the [[Flemish Movement|Flemish nationalist]] and conservative [[New Flemish Alliance]] is the largest party in Belgium.<ref>{{cite news |author=Philippe Siuberski |title=Belgium gets new government with Michel as PM |agency=AFP |url=https://news.yahoo.com/belgium-parties-agree-form-govt-michel-pm-190206709.html |newspaper=Yahoo News |date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref>