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'''Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt''' (11 April 1953 in Dendermonde) is a [[liberal]] [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician. He served as Prime Minister of that country from 1999 until 2008, as served in the [[European Parliament]] since July 14, 2009, and is the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group in the parliament. He is a member of [[Open VLD]], a progressive liberal party in [[Flanders]].

'''Guy Maurice Marie Louise Verhofstadt''' (11 April 1953 in Dendermonde) is a [[liberal]] [[Belgium|Belgian]] politician. He served as Prime Minister of that country from 1999 until 2008, as served in the [[European Parliament]] since July 14, 2009, and is the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group in the parliament. He is a member of [[Open VLD]], a progressive liberal party in [[Flanders]].

Verhofstadt is known as an elitist, progressive liberal and Europhile. He has called for a United States of Europe. He also writes books advancing his political (crazy-) ideas. In 2017, he labeled conservative U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] a "white supremacist" and called the conservative, [[Euroskeptic]] governments of [[Poland]] and [[Hungary]] "[[alt-right]]."<ref>Montgomery, Jack (September 13, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/13/european-parliaments-brexit-negotiator-trump-white-supremacist-poland-hungary-alt-right/ EU Brexit Negotiator Brands Trump ‘White Supremacist’, Poland, Hungary ‘Alt-Right’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>

Verhofstadt is known as an elitist, progressive liberal and [[Europhile]]. He has called for a United States of Europe. He also writes books advancing his political (crazy-) ideas. In 2017, he labeled conservative U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] a "white supremacist" and called the conservative, [[Euroskeptic]] governments of [[Poland]] and [[Hungary]] "[[alt-right]]."<ref>Montgomery, Jack (September 13, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/13/european-parliaments-brexit-negotiator-trump-white-supremacist-poland-hungary-alt-right/ EU Brexit Negotiator Brands Trump ‘White Supremacist’, Poland, Hungary ‘Alt-Right’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>

On September 20, 2016, Verhofstadt stated that [[nationalism]] is a [[cancer]] on a debate in the European Parliament about the [[Brexit]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqc7cqK-MeI</ref>

On September 20, 2016, Verhofstadt stated that [[nationalism]] is a [[cancer]] on a debate in the European Parliament about the [[Brexit]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqc7cqK-MeI</ref>