Topic: Far-Right does extremely well in Belgian regional elections...
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posted 27 June 2004 11:41 AM
Vlaams Blok (far-right Flemish sovereigntist) wins 24.1% of votes and 32 of 128 seats in Flemish council, making it the 2nd largest party, and 34.1% of the vote and 4 of 15 seats in the Flemish section of the Brussels-Capital council, while Front National (Francophone party similar to the French party of the same name.) wins 8.1% of the vote and 4 of 75 seats in the Walloon council and 5.4% of the vote and 4 of 73 seats in the Walloon section of the Brussels-Capital council.
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On the upside, many Vlaams Blok supporters are actually not at all supportive of the party's platform and are simply frustrated by the ineffectiveness of across-the-spectrum coalitions intended solely to prevent another party from getting into a coalition with Vlaams Blok ("Cordon Sanitaire").
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posted 27 June 2004 11:41 AM
