Vlaams Belang wants independence for Dutch-speaking Flanders, which could split the country
Tom Van Grieken, leader of Vlaams Belang , a separatist and populist party, describes Belgium as a ‘forced marriage’.Tom Van Grieken, leader of Vlaams Belang , a separatist and populist party, describes Belgium as a ‘forced marriage’.on Sunday is expected to see a surge in support for a far-right party that wants to break up the country.
In the Dutch-speaking Flanders, the rightwing New Flemish Alliance is being overtaken for the first time by Vlaams Belang , a separatist and populist party that wants independence for Flanders and pursues a hardline anti-immigration policy. Overall in Wallonia, the socialist party, PS, which won the last regional elections, is neck and neck with the liberals Mouvement Reformateur , on 23% and 24% respectively, according to the latest poll by
This so-called “cordon sanitaire” was imposed on its predecessor Vlaams Blok in 1989 over its plans on immigration, which rivals said breached the European convention on human rights. It has never been lifted. He added that while Vlaams Belang had never been in power at local, regional or federal level because of the cordon sanitaire agreement made by the mainstream parties 30 years ago, N-VA had never ratified that pact. “Its president is sometimes ambiguous on the issue. If together they win more than half the seats in the Flemish parliament, they could possibly join forces.”
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