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May 26, 2024 · When Belgians go to the polls on June 9, many of them will be voting for a party that wants to break their country apart. Fringe parties are gaining traction across Europe and in Belgium — a...
Jul 21, 2023 · According to POLITICO’s Poll of Polls, the far-right Vlaams Belang party — which wants to turn Flanders into a fully independent, breakaway state — is now the biggest political force in the country.
- Barbara Moens
May 27, 2024 · In Belgium’s upcoming elections, a party that wants to split up the country is expected to become the biggest winner. But the road to Flemish independence is still a long way off, writes...
Jun 13, 2024 · De Wever has made himself vulnerable to more radical separatists in the far-right Vlaams Belang party — another big winner in Sunday’s election — advocating for a complete break-up of Belgium. A slow dismantling of Belgium.
- Pieter Haeck
Jun 10, 2024 · “These are election results that show a willingness for change and reform,” MR’s party President Georges-Louis Bouchez told party militants Sunday evening. Both N-VA and MR campaigned on platforms advocating a center-right economic reform to cut back the country’s spiraling government deficit.
Oct 3, 2020 · The far-right Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) came second in Belgium's 2019 vote. To the protesters I met at a Vlaams Belang rally on the outskirts of Brussels the months of negotiations...
Apr 22, 2024 · Belgium, where voting is mandatory, has recently lowered the voting age for the upcoming European elections to 16 – effectively creating an additional 270,000 eligible voters.
