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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Chamber of Representatives, 4-year
term, 5% threshold, party-list proportional representation system |
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· King:
Albert II. · Prime Minister: Yves Leterme (CD&V) ·
Government: CD&V, MR, VLD, CDH, PS |
| Party |
Ideology, Affiliation,
Founding |
2007 |
Seats |
2003 |
Seats |
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Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams (CD&V) 
Christian-Democratic
& Flemish |
Christian democracy
|
EPP, CDI
1972 |
18,5% |
25 |
13,3% |
21 |
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Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
(N-VA)
New
Flemish Alliance |
Separatism;
Conservatism
|
EFA
2001 |
5 |
3,1% |
1 |
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Mouvement Réformateur
(MR)
Reform Movement
|
Liberalism
|
ELDR, LI
2002 |
12,5% |
23 |
11,4% |
24 |
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Vlaams Belang (VB)
Flemish
Interest |
Separatism;
Nationalism, Radical right |
-
2004
(pred. 1978) |
12,0% |
17 |
11,6% |
18 |
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Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
(VLD)
Flemish Liberals and Democrats
|
Liberalism
|
ELDR, LI
1992 |
11,8% |
18 |
15,4% |
25 |
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Parti Socialiste (PS)
Socialist
Party
|
Social democracy
|
PES, SI
1978 |
10,9% |
20 |
13,0% |
25 |
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Socialistische
Partij Anders
(SPA)
Socialist Party Different |
Social democracy;
Third Way
|
PES, SI
1978 |
10,3% |
14 |
14,9% |
17 |
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Sociaal-Liberale
Partij (SLP)
Social Liberal Party
(merged into GROEN in 2010; 2003/07: SPIRIT) |
Regionalism;
Social liberalism
|
EFA
2001 |
- |
6 |
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Centre Démocrate Humaniste
(CDH)
Humanist
Democratic Centre
|
Christian democracy
|
EPP, CDI
1972 |
6,1% |
10 |
5,5% |
8 |
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Écologistes
(ECOLO)
Ecologists |
Green politics
|
EGP, GG
1980 |
5,1% |
8 |
3,1% |
4 |
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Lijst
Dedecker (LDD)
List Dedecker |
Conservative
liberalism
|
AECR
2007 |
4,0% |
5 |
- |
- |
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De Vlaamse Groenen
(GROEN)
The Flemish Greens
|
Green politics
|
EGP, GG
1981 |
4,0% |
4 |
2,5% |
- |
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Front National (FN)
National
Front |
Nationalism;
Radical
right
|
AENM
1985 |
2,0% |
1 |
2,0% |
1 |
| Others |
- |
- |
2,8% |
- |
4,2% |
- |
| Total |
- |
- |
- |
150 |
- |
150 |
| Turnout |
- |
- |
91,2% |
91,9% |
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