is a
FlemishThe term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings:...
right-wingIn politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...
political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. It is a
conservativeConservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
and
liberalLiberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
movement that promotes
civic nationalismLiberal Nationalism is a kind of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in a non-xenophobic form of nationalism compatible with liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights. Ernest Renan and John Stuart Mill are often thought to be early liberal...
. It is part of the
Flemish MovementThe Flemish Movement is a popular term used to describe the political movement for emancipation and greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language, and for the over-all protection of Flemish culture and history....
, and strives for the peaceful and gradual
secessionThe partition of Belgium, or the dissolution of the Belgian state through the separation of the Dutch-speaking people of the Flanders region and Brussels from the French-speaking people of the Walloon region and Brussels, granting them either independence or respective accession to the Netherlands...
of
FlandersFlanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
from
BelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
The party is also known for its insistence on the exclusive use of Dutch, Flanders' sole official language, in dealings with government agencies, and for the promotion of the use of Dutch in Flanders as the language enabling integration. They currently participate in the
Flemish GovernmentThe Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. It consists of up to a maximum of eleven ministers, chosen by the Flemish Parliament...
, in coalition with the
Christian democraticChristian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...
CD&V and
socialistSocialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
sp.a.
After initially struggling with the
election thresholdIn party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to obtain any seats in the parliament...
, the N-VA operated as part of an
allianceAn electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
with CD&V. They ran together in the
2004 regional electionsOn June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
and
2007 federal electionsThe 2007 Belgian general election took place on Sunday 10 June 2007. Voters went to the polls in order to elect new members for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.Eligible voters were Belgian citizens 18 years and older...
, winning both. It ended the alliance ended in 2008 due to lack of progression in
state reform negotiationsThe 2007–2008 Belgian government formation followed the general election of 10 June 2007, and consisted of a period of negotiation in which the Flemish parties Flemish Liberal Democratic , Christian Democratic and Flemish and New Flemish Alliance , and the French-speaking parties Reformist...
, leaving the regional government and running separately in 2009 in the
Flemish electionRegional elections were held in Belgium on 7 June 2009 to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
, winning sixteen seats, and
European electionThe European Parliament election of 2009 in Belgium was on Sunday 7 June 2009 and was the election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament...
, winning one seat. It joined the
regional governmentThe Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. It consists of up to a maximum of eleven ministers, chosen by the Flemish Parliament...
again and currently holds two out of nine minister seats in the cabinet.
As of the
2010 federal electionsGeneral elections were held in Belgium on 13 June 2010. After the fall of the previous government over the withdrawal of Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats from the government the King dissolved the legislature and called new elections...
the party gained a substantial plurality in the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium with 28% of the votes in Flanders and 17% of the national vote, becoming the largest party in both Flanders and Belgium altogether. This was the first time in which a non-traditional political party dominated the outcome of a Belgian election.
The main objective of the party is to work on great institutional reforms by gradually obtaining more powers for both Belgian regions separately. Furthermore, it emphasizes its non-revolutionary and pro-European character (as opposed to the far-right character of the
Vlaams BelangVlaams Belang is a Belgian far-right political party in the Flemish Region and Brussels that advocates the independence of Flanders and strict limits on immigration, whereby immigrants would be obliged to adopt Flemish culture and language...
) in order to legitimize increased Flemish autonomy.
Fall of the People's Union
The N-VA stems from
People's Union (
DutchDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
:
Volksunie, abbreviated as
VU), a Belgian
political partyA political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
and broad electoral alliance of
Flemish nationalistsThe Flemish Movement is a popular term used to describe the political movement for emancipation and greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language, and for the over-all protection of Flemish culture and history....
. Towards the end of the 20th century, with a steadily declining electorate and the majority of the party's
federalistFederalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...
agenda implemented, friction between several wings of the People's Union emerged. In the beginning of the 1990s,
Bert AnciauxBert Jozef Herman Vic Anciaux is a Belgian politician, a founder and former member of Spirit...
became party president and led the party in an ever more progressive direction, combining the
social-liberalSocial liberalism is the belief that liberalism should include social justice. It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education while simultaneously expanding...
ideas of his new iD21-movement with the
regionalistRegionalism is a term used in international relations. Regionalism also constitutes one of the three constituents of the international commercial system...
course of the People's Union. These experiments were opposed by the more traditional centre-right wing of the party base.
Tension rose towards the end of the decade, as
Geert BourgeoisGeert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
, foreman of the traditional and centre-right nationalist wing, was elected chairman by party members, above the incumbent and progressive
Patrik VankrunkelsvenPatrick Jules Maria Vankrunkelsven , physician, dr. sc. med., Professor in medicine and Flemish politician. He obtained an MD and PhD from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .-Political career:...
. Factions subsequently clashed multiple times, over the future course of the party and possible support to current state reform negotiations. On October, 13 2001 the party openly split into three factions: The progressive wing around
Bert AnciauxBert Jozef Herman Vic Anciaux is a Belgian politician, a founder and former member of Spirit...
, which would later become the Spirit party, the conservative nationalist wing around
Geert BourgeoisGeert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
and a centre group opposing the imminent split. A party referendum was held on the future of the party, where the right wing gained a substantial plurality of 47% and inherited the party infrastructure. Since no faction got over 50%, however, the name
Volksunie could no longer be used.
Foundation and the election threshold
In the autumn of 2001, the
New-Flemish Alliance (
DutchDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
:
Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie or
N-VA) was found. Seven members of parliament for the People's Union joined the new party. The new party council created a party
manifestoA manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related.-Etymology:...
and a statement of principles. The first party congress was held in May 2002, voting on a party program and permanent party structures.
Geert BourgeoisGeert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
was elected chairman.
The party participated in elections for the first time in the
2003 federal elections, where it struggled with the
election thresholdIn party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to obtain any seats in the parliament...
of 5%. This threshold was only reached in West-Flanders, the constituency of
Geert BourgeoisGeert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
. With only one federal representative and no senator, the party lost government funding and faced irrelevance.
Cartel with CD&V
The N-VA entered into an election cartel with
Christian Democratic and FlemishThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
(CD&V). They joined forces in the
regional elections in 2004On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
and won. Both parties joined the new Flemish government, led by CD&V leader
Yves LetermeYves Camille Désiré Leterme is a Flemish Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party , and the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium.Leterme was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008...
.
Bart De WeverBart Albert Liliane De Wever is a Belgian politician and since 2004 has been the president of the New Flemish Alliance , a Flemish party that strives for an independent Flanders in a united Europe. He has also been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004...
became new party leader, as
Geert BourgeoisGeert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
became minister.
The cartel was briefly broken when the former right-wing liberal
Jean-Marie DedeckerJean-Marie Louis Dedecker is a Belgian Flemish politician.In 1999 and 2003, Dedecker was directly elected to the Belgian Senate. In 2004 Dedecker ran for a seat in the Flemish Parliament, after taking his seat in the Flemish Parliament, Dedecker was elected by his colleagues as a community senator...
left VLD and entered the N-VA on behalf of the party executive. However, the party congress did not put Dedecker on the election list, instead preferring to continue the cartel with CD&V. Dedecker saw this as a vote of no confidence, and left the party after only 10 days, to form his own party,
List Dedecker. Deputy leader Brepoels, who supported Dedecker, stepped down from the party board afterwards.
In the Belgian general election of 2007 CD&V/N-VA won a major victory again, with a campaign focusing on good governance, state reform and the division of the electoral district
Brussels-Halle-VilvoordeBrussels-Halle-Vilvoorde is a Belgian electoral and judicial arrondissement in the center of the country, encompassing:* the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region, which coincides...
. They N-VA claimed five seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two seats in the
SenateThe Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...
.
Yves LetermeYves Camille Désiré Leterme is a Flemish Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party , and the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium.Leterme was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008...
initiated coalition talks, which repeatedly stalled (see
2007–2008 Belgian government formationThe 2007–2008 Belgian government formation followed the general election of 10 June 2007, and consisted of a period of negotiation in which the Flemish parties Flemish Liberal Democratic , Christian Democratic and Flemish and New Flemish Alliance , and the French-speaking parties Reformist...
). On the 20 March 2008, a new federal government was finally assembled. N-VA did not join this government, but gave its support pending state reform.
The cartel ended definitely on 24 September 2008, due to lack of progression in state reform matters and a different strategy on future negotiations. N-VA left the Flemish Government and gave up its support of Leterme at the federal level.
Mainstream party
In the
regional elections of June 2009Regional elections were held in Belgium on 7 June 2009 to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
, N-VA won an unexpected 13% of the votes, making them the winner of the elections, along with their old cartel partner. N-VA subsequently joined the government, led by
Kris PeetersKris Peeters is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently Minister-President of Flanders, the northern region of Belgium....
.
Bart De WeverBart Albert Liliane De Wever is a Belgian politician and since 2004 has been the president of the New Flemish Alliance , a Flemish party that strives for an independent Flanders in a united Europe. He has also been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004...
chose to remain party leader and appointed
Geert BourgeoisGeert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
and
Philippe MuytersPhilippe Muyters is a Flemish politician and is a member of the New Flemish Alliance .Muyters was born in Antwerp. From 2000 until 2009 he was the Managing Director of VOKA . In 2009 he joined the Flemish Government, where he is the Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget, Work, Town and Country...
as ministers in the
Flemish GovernmentThe Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. It consists of up to a maximum of eleven ministers, chosen by the Flemish Parliament...
and
Jan PeumansJan Peter Peumans is a Flemish politician from the province of Limburg in Belgium. Being part of the Flemish Movement, he was at a young age already member of the Volksunie. He seated for that party in the Limburgish provincial council and is since 2004 a Flemish Parliament member for the New...
as speaker of the
Flemish parliamentThe Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
.
Foundation and ideology
The New Flemish Alliance is a relatively young political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. Being one of the successors of the Volksunie (1954–2001), it is, however, based on an established political tradition. The N-VA works towards the same goal as its predecessor: to redefine Flemish nationalism in a contemporary, pro-European setting. Party leader De Wever calls himself a conservative and a nationalist.
The N-VA argues for a Flemish republic, a member state of a democratic European confederation. The party believes that the challenges of the 21st century can best be answered by strong communities and by well-developed international co-operation, a position which is reflected in their tagline: "Necessary in Flanders, useful in Europe." (.)
A label for the political orientation of the N-VA is difficult to find as the party combines both left and right-ring policies. According to its 2009 election programme for Flanders, the N-VA is economically liberal and ecologically green. It supports public transport, open source software, renewable energy and taxing cars by the actual number of kilometers driven. It wants more aid for developing countries but also more compulsory measures to require that immigrants learn Dutch.
On the European level the N-VA is part of the
European Free AllianceThe European Free Alliance is a European political party. It consists of various national-level political parties in Europe which advocate either full political independence , or some form of devolution or self-governance for their country or region...
that consists mainly of regionalist or minority parties. The EFA forms a parliamentary group together with the
European Green PartyThe European Green Party is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.-History:...
. The N-VA has been invited to move to the
European Conservatives and ReformistsThe European Conservatives and Reformists, abbreviated to ECR, is a conservative anti-federalist political group in the European Parliament. The group currently comprises 57 MEPs, making it the fourth-largest group in the European Parliament....
group, after Bart De Wever was invited to talks with
British Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
David CameronDavid William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
in March 2011.
Electorate
At the
federal elections in 2003 N-VA received 3.1% of the votes, but achieved only one seat in the federal parliament. In February 2004 they formed an electoral alliance (cartel) with
Christian Democratic and FlemishThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
. The cartel won the elections for the Flemish parliament. The N-VA received a total of 6 seats. However, on 21 September 2008 the N-VA lost its faith in the federal government and the following day minister
Geert BourgeoisGeert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
resigned. In a press conference he confirmed the end of the cartel CD&V/N-VA.
2007 federal elections
In the 10 June 2007
general electionsThe 2007 Belgian general election took place on Sunday 10 June 2007. Voters went to the polls in order to elect new members for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.Eligible voters were Belgian citizens 18 years and older...
, the cartel won 30 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 9 out of 40 seats in the
SenateThe Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...
.
2009 regional elections
In the
regional elections of June 11, 2009Regional elections were held in Belgium on 7 June 2009 to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
, N-VA (now on its own after the break of the cartel with
CD&VThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
) won an unexpected 13% of the votes, making them the winner of the elections along with their old cartel partner.
Chamber of Representatives
Belgian Chamber of Representatives
| Election year |
# of total votes |
% of vote |
# of seats won |
Notes |
| 2003 |
201,399 |
3.1% |
1 |
|
| 2007 |
1,234,950 |
18.51% |
30 |
In cartel with CD&VThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
|
| 2010 |
1,135,617 |
17.40%
|
27 |
|
Senate
Belgian SenateThe Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...
Election year |
# of total votes |
% of vote |
# of seats won |
Notes |
| 2003 |
200,273 |
3.1% |
0 |
|
| 2007 |
1,287,389 |
19.42% |
9 |
In cartel with CD&VThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
|
| 2010 |
1,268,894 |
19.61% |
9 |
|
European Parliament
European ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
Election year |
# of total votes |
% of vote |
# of seats won |
Notes |
| 2009 The European Parliament election of 2009 in Belgium was on Sunday 7 June 2009 and was the election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament...
|
402,545 |
6.13% |
1 |
|
Flemish Parliament
Flemish ParliamentThe Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
Election year |
# of total votes |
% of vote |
# of seats won |
Notes |
| 2004 |
1,060,580 |
26.1% |
35 |
In cartel with CD&VThe Christian Democratic and Flemish is a political party of Belgium, formerly called Christian People's Party...
|
| 2009 |
537,040 |
13.06% |
16 |
|
European Politics
| European Parliament The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
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| Name |
Notes |
| Frieda Brepoels Frederika Marie Joseph Brepoels is a Belgian politician andMember of the European Parliament for Flanderswith the N-VA,part of the European Free Alliance and sits on...
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Member of the European Free AllianceThe European Free Alliance is a European political party. It consists of various national-level political parties in Europe which advocate either full political independence , or some form of devolution or self-governance for their country or region...
party and the Greens-EFA parliamentary group |
Federal Politics
| Chamber of Representatives |
| Constituency |
Name |
Notes |
 West Flanders |
Bert Maertens Bert Maertens is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He is replacing Geert Bourgeois as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 2010 on.-Notes:...
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replaces Geert Bourgeois Geert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
, joined Flemish GovernmentThe Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. It consists of up to a maximum of eleven ministers, chosen by the Flemish Parliament...
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| West Flanders |
Daphné Dumery Daphné Dumery is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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| West Flanders |
Manu Beuselinck Manu Beuselinck is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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| West Flanders |
Koenraad Degroote Koenraad Degroote is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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 East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
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Siegfried Bracke Siegfried Bracke is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010. Before his political career he had a long career as a journalist, working for the Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep.-Notes:...
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East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
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Sarah Smeyers Sarah Smeyers is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2007 and reelected in 2010. On 20 July 2010 she was elected as First Quaestor of the Chamber, responsible for the Chamber Budget.-Notes:...
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East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
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Karel Uyttersprot Karel Uyttersprot is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
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Peter Dedecker Peter Dedecker is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
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Ingeborg De Meulemeester Ingeborg De Meulemeester is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
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Miranda Van Eetvelde Miranda Van Eetvelde is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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 Antwerp |
Jan Jambon Jan Jambon is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was replacing Kris Peeters as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2007. CD&V & N-Va were at that time partners in a kartel. In June 2010 he was reelected on a N-VA list.-Notes:...
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Floor leader |
| Antwerp |
Sophie De Wit Sophie De Wit is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009. On 6 July 2010 her membership came to an end as she became that day a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives after being elected in June 2010.-Notes:...
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| Antwerp |
Flor Van Noppen Flor Van Noppen is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2007 and reelected in 2010.-Notes:...
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| Antwerp |
Zuhal Demir Zuhal Demir is a Belgian lawyer and politician affiliated to the N-VA. Demir was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010....
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| Antwerp |
Reinilde Van Moer Reinilde Van Moer is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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| Antwerp |
Jan Van Esbroeck Jan Van Esbroeck is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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| Antwerp |
Bert Wollants Bert Wollants is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He is replacing Kris Van Dijck as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 2010 on.-Notes:...
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replaces Kris Van Dijck Kris Van Dijck is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 1995 and reelected ever since.-Notes:...
, remaining MFP |
| Antwerp |
Minneke De Ridder Minneke De Ridder is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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 Brussels-Halle-VilvoordeBrussels-Halle-Vilvoorde is a Belgian electoral and judicial arrondissement in the center of the country, encompassing:* the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region, which coincides...
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Ben Weyts Ben Weyts is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He entered the Belgian Chamber of Representatives replacing Herman Van Rompuy on 31 December 2008 and was reelected in 2010.-Notes:...
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Nadia Sminate Nadia Sminate is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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| Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde is a Belgian electoral and judicial arrondissement in the center of the country, encompassing:* the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region, which coincides...
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Kristien Van Vaerenbergh Kristien Van Vaerenbergh is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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Theo Francken Theo Francken is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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Els Demol Els Demol is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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Peter Luykx Peter Luykx is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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replaces Frieda Brepoels, remaining MEPA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
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LimburgLimburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
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Veerle Wouters Veerle Wouters is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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replaces Jan Peumans Jan Peter Peumans is a Flemish politician from the province of Limburg in Belgium. Being part of the Flemish Movement, he was at a young age already member of the Volksunie. He seated for that party in the Limburgish provincial council and is since 2004 a Flemish Parliament member for the New...
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LimburgLimburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
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Steven Vandeput Steven Vandeput is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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LimburgLimburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
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Karolien Grosemans Karolien Grosemans is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.-Notes:...
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Patrick De Groote Patrick De Groote is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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replaces Bart De WeverBart Albert Liliane De Wever is a Belgian politician and since 2004 has been the president of the New Flemish Alliance , a Flemish party that strives for an independent Flanders in a united Europe. He has also been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004...
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Frank Boogaerts Frank Boogaerts is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Louis Ide Louis Ide is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007.-Notes:...
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Lieve Maes Lieve Maes is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Danny Pieters Danny Pieters is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010. He was the 33rd President of the Belgian Senate from July 2010 until October 2011.-Notes:...
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Luc Sevenhans Luc Sevenhans is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Elke Sleurs Elke Sleurs is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Inge Faes Inge Faes is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Bart De WeverBart Albert Liliane De Wever is a Belgian politician and since 2004 has been the president of the New Flemish Alliance , a Flemish party that strives for an independent Flanders in a united Europe. He has also been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004...
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Helga Stevens Helga Stevens is a Belgian politician and a member of the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie. She was elected as a Member of the Flemish Parliament in 2004 and as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007. She was reelected for the Flemish Parliament in 2009 and as a member of the Senate in 2010. She is...
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Liesbeth Homans Liesbeth Homans is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009 and as member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Huub Broers Huub Broers is a Belgian politician and since 2000 elected by the majority as Christian Democratic and Flemishmayor of Voeren. At the 14th July 2010 he is affiliated to the New Flemish Alliance. He was co-opted as a member of the Belgian Senate on that day.-Notes:...
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Karl Vanlouwe Karl Vanlouwe is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Flemish ParliamentThe Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders, for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and a cultural community of Belgium The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: , and formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the...
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Wilfried Vandaele Wilfried Vandaele is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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replaces Geert Bourgeois Geert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian lawyer and politician . He is since 2009 the current Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government, Civic Integration, Tourism and the Vlaamse Rand...
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Danielle Godderis-T'Jonck Danielle Godderis-T'Jonck is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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Helga Stevens Helga Stevens is a Belgian politician and a member of the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie. She was elected as a Member of the Flemish Parliament in 2004 and as a member of the Belgian Senate in 2007. She was reelected for the Flemish Parliament in 2009 and as a member of the Senate in 2010. She is...
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East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
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Lieven Dehandschutter Lieven Dehandschutter is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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Matthias Diependaele Matthias Diependaele is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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Karim Van Overmeire Karim Van Overmeire is a member of the Belgian Senate for the New Flemish Alliance. In the past, he was a member of the Vlaams Belang party. He lives in Aalst.-Notes:...
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Bart De WeverBart Albert Liliane De Wever is a Belgian politician and since 2004 has been the president of the New Flemish Alliance , a Flemish party that strives for an independent Flanders in a united Europe. He has also been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004...
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Liesbeth Homans Liesbeth Homans is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009 and as member of the Belgian Senate in 2010.-Notes:...
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Marc Hendrickx Marc Hendrickx is a Flemish politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He is a municipal councillor of Mechelen since 2001. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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Kris Van Dijck Kris Van Dijck is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 1995 and reelected ever since.-Notes:...
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Goedele Vermeiren Goedele Vermeiren is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She became a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2010 replacing Sophie De Wit who took up her position as member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives....
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replaces Sophie De Wit Sophie De Wit is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009. On 6 July 2010 her membership came to an end as she became that day a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives after being elected in June 2010.-Notes:...
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Vera Celis Vera Celis is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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Mark Demesmaeker Mark Demesmaeker is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2004 and reelected in 2009.-Notes:...
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Flemish BrabantFlemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...
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Tine Eerlingen Tine Eerlingen is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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Flemish BrabantFlemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...
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Willy Segers Willy Segers is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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LimburgLimburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
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Jan Peumans Jan Peter Peumans is a Flemish politician from the province of Limburg in Belgium. Being part of the Flemish Movement, he was at a young age already member of the Volksunie. He seated for that party in the Limburgish provincial council and is since 2004 a Flemish Parliament member for the New...
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LimburgLimburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
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Lies Jans Lies Jans is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Flemish Parliament in 2009.-Notes:...
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