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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:08 pm
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Complex coalition talks loom in Belgium after Flemish nationalist parties win federal election
Complex coalition talks loom in Belgium after Flemish nationalist parties win federal election
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p ... 59511.html1 day ago
Flemish nationalist parties dominated general elections in Belgium on Sunday as Prime Minister Alexander De Croo’s liberal party took a hit, with difficult coalition talks to form a new government now looming.
Despite polls predicting that the far-right, anti-immigration Vlaams Belang party would become the main political force in the country with 11.5 million inhabitants, the right-wing nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) retained its first spot, with an expected 22% of the votes, according to provisional results provided by the Interior ministry.
The Vlaams Belang came in second position, with a share of 17.5%, ahead of the Socialist Voruit party, which garnered about 10.5% of the votes.
De Croo’s party managed less than 7% of the votes, lagging well behind the far-left.
Belgian voters returned to the national polls on Sunday, in conjunction with the European Union vote and elections for regional chambers.
