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}}'''Vlaams Belang''' (English: ''Flemish Interest'') is a [[conservative]] and [[Euroskeptic]] Flemish nationalist political party in [[Flanders]] and [[Brussels]] ([[Belgium]]). The party also aims to stop immigration and create stricter laws against criminals and terrorists. Tom Van Grieken is since 2014 the leader (president) of Vlaams Belang. | }}'''Vlaams Belang''' (English: ''Flemish Interest'') is a [[conservative]] and [[Euroskeptic]] Flemish nationalist political party in [[Flanders]] and [[Brussels]] ([[Belgium]]). The party also aims to stop immigration and create stricter laws against criminals and terrorists. Tom Van Grieken is since 2014 the leader (president) of Vlaams Belang. | ||
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| + | Vlaams Belang surged in the local, national, and European elections on May 26, 2019, taking second place in Flanders.<ref>Multiple references: | ||
| + | *Van Dorpe, Simon; Cerulus, Laurens; Cokelaere, Hanne (May 26, 2019). [https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-far-right-surge-elections-2019/ Far-right surge in triple election shocks Belgium]. ''Politico''. Retrieved May 27, 2019. | ||
| + | *[https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2019/05/26/vlaams-belang-surges-n-va-biggest/#/8/9/2000/percentages Vlaams Belang surges, N-VA biggest]. ''VRT''. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019. | ||
| + | * https://www.ft.com/content/d174e374-8000-11e9-b592-5fe435b57a3b | ||
| + | *Martens, John (May 26, 2019). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-26/belgian-establishment-suffers-election-loss-as-far-right-surges Belgian Establishment Suffers Poll Loss as Far Right Surges]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved May 27, 2019.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[European migrant crisis]] | *[[European migrant crisis]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 06:24, May 27, 2019
| Vlaams Belang | |
|---|---|
| Party Chairman | Tom Van Grieken |
| Senate Leader | Anke Van dermeersch |
| House Speaker | |
| House Leader | Chris Janssens (Flemish parliament) |
| Founded | |
| Headquarters | Madouplein 8 bus 4 Brussels |
| Political ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Fiscal: Social: Flemish Nationalism Conservative Euroscepticism |
| International affiliation | Europe of Nations and Freedom Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom[1] |
| Color(s) | Yellow - Black |
| Website | www.vlaamsbelang.org |
Vlaams Belang (English: Flemish Interest) is a conservative and Euroskeptic Flemish nationalist political party in Flanders and Brussels (Belgium). The party also aims to stop immigration and create stricter laws against criminals and terrorists. Tom Van Grieken is since 2014 the leader (president) of Vlaams Belang.
Vlaams Belang surged in the local, national, and European elections on May 26, 2019, taking second place in Flanders.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.menleuropa.eu/
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Van Dorpe, Simon; Cerulus, Laurens; Cokelaere, Hanne (May 26, 2019). Far-right surge in triple election shocks Belgium. Politico. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Vlaams Belang surges, N-VA biggest. VRT. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- https://www.ft.com/content/d174e374-8000-11e9-b592-5fe435b57a3b
- Martens, John (May 26, 2019). Belgian Establishment Suffers Poll Loss as Far Right Surges. Bloomberg. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
External links
- Official website (In Dutch)