sentences:  Liberal Party (Belgium)
  
  The Liberal Party (, ) was a Belgian political party that existed from 1846 until 1961, when it became the Party for Freedom and Progress, "Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès" or PVV-PLP, under the leadership of Omer Vanaudenhove.The Liberal Party was founded in 1846 and as such was the first political party of Belgium.