1958 Belgian general election

van Acker IV BSP/PSB-Lib G. Eyskens II Christian Social General elections were held in Belgium on 1 June 1958.

[1] The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 104 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 53 of the 106 seats in the Senate.

The election took place in a political crisis known as the Second School War.

The outgoing anti-clerical "purple" government of the Socialist and Liberal Party, led by Achille Van Acker, reversed policies of the previous Catholic-led government regarding private schools.

Later in 1958, the School War was ended by a cross-party agreement and the Liberal Party joined the government.