party merged with the ⇒ Liberal Party into the Reformist Liberal Party (Parti Réformateur Libéral) 2002: The PRL is reorganised into the present-day Reformist Movement (Mouvement Réformateur or MR) (Brussels) Liberal Party 1973: The Brussels section of the ⇒ PLP formed the Liberal Party (Parti Libéral) 1979: The Liberal Party merged into the ⇒ Liberal Reform Party (German speaking) Party for Freedom and Progress 1976: The German-speaking section of the ⇒ PLP became the present-day Party for Freedom and Progress (Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt) 2002: The PFF became affiliated to the ⇒ Reformist Movement Libertine party during the 1990s ROSSEM, defunct, around Jean-Pierre Van Rossem. New liberal parties formed in the 2000s FlemishProgressives (left-liberalism), cartel partner of the Different Socialist Party. Vivant (social-liberalism), cartel partner of the VLD. Liberal Appeal (right-liberalism), cartel partner of the VLD. Veilig Blauw-Safe Blue (right-liberalism), local party, defunct. Verstandig Rechts-Smart Right (right-liberalism), local party, defunct. VLOTT (far-right liberalism), cartel partner of the Vlaams Belang. List Dedecker (populist right-liberalism). Liberal Democrats (right-liberalism), inspired by New Flemish Alliance. Liberal leaders Parti Libéral Charles Rogier Walthère Frère-Orban (1812-1896), wrote the first charter of the liberal party Paul Janson Paul Hymans Paul-Emile Janson Mouvement Réformateur Charles Michel Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten Guy Verhofstadt Liberal thinkers In the Contributions to liberal theory the following Belgian thinkers are included: Dirk Verhofstadt (born 1955) Boudewijn Bouckaert See also Liberal Archive History of Belgium Politics of Belgium List of political parties in Belgium Politics of Belgium