In Flanders, the far right falls short of top spot in the national, regional and European vote.

Belgium shifted to the right in Sunday’s election, but an expected extremist landslide didn’t happen.

The far-right separatist Vlaams Belang party, which had led the polls in recent months, grabbed 21 percent of Flemish votes Sunday — but failed to overtake its Flemish conservative rivals New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), which became Belgium’s biggest party with around 25 percent of Flemish votes.

Belgium’s mainstream had been bracing for a far-right win in the north, with voters endorsing a plan to break up the country in just a few years and Vlaams Belang riding a wave of European far-right forces doing well across member countries in the June 6-9 EU election.

  • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I see no issues with independence. Independence within a union is the way to go. If the Flemish and Wallons want their independence then that’s fine as long as they remain in the EU.