National Democracy (Belgium)
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National Democracy Démocratie Nationale | |
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| Leader | Anti-immigration |
| Political position | Far-right[2] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
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| https://democratienationale.be | |
The National Democracy (
The party's acting leader is Marco Santi.
In the
Development
The DN was established by
After electing some local councillors in 1988 and 1989 the FN made a surprise breakthrough at the
Despite these successes the DN was in a state of turmoil due to personality clashes and internal ideological differences, precipitating a long court case between two factions, both claiming use of the FN name.[7] With most of their elected representatives leaving the party, the FN appeared moribund until in 1997 Agir, a far-right party with support in Liège, merged into them following internal difficulties of their own. With the influx of new members they were able to regroup for the 1999 elections, gaining a new member of the Senate and three members of the regional parliament.[7]
Brussels Appeals Court conviction
The party's original leader, Daniel Féret, was sentenced to 250 hours of community service on April 18, 2006, for the incitement of hatred, discrimination and segregation in the party's flyers and website.[3][8] He is also barred from running for political office for 10 years. The webmaster of the National Front site was also convicted, and barred for 7 years. Their convictions were upheld by a superior court in October 2006.[citation needed]
2006 elections
In
Election results (1985–2010)
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,738 | 0.1% | 0 |
| 1987 | 7,596 | 0.1% | 0 |
| 1991 | 64,992 | 1.1% | 1 |
1995
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138,496 | 2.3% | 2 |
1999
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90,401 | 1.5% | 1 |
2003
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130,012 | 1.98% | 1 |
2007
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131,385 | 1.97% | 1 |
2010
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33,591 | 0.51% | 0 |
| Election year | # of votes | % of vote | # of seats won |
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| 1985 | 4,201 | 0.1% | 0 |
| 1987 | 8,186 | 0.6% | 0 |
| 1987 | 60,876 | 1.0% | 0 |
| 1995 | – | – | – |
| 1999 | 92,924 | 1.5% | 0 |
| 2003 | 147,305 | 2.25% | 1 |
| 2007 | 150,461 | 2.27% | 1 |
| 2010 | – | – | – |
| Election year | # of votes | % of vote | # of seats won |
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| 1994 | 175,732 | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1999 | 94,848 | 1.52% | 0 |
| 2004 | 181,351 | 2.79% | 0 |
References
- ^ Le FN belge condamné à ne plus utiliser le sigle du FN français; RTBF; 15 maart 2012
- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2009). "Wallonia/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Far-right boss to help immigrants". BBC News. 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ a b c d e Piero Ignazi, Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 129
- ^ a b Ignazi, Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe, p. 130
- ^ Ignazi, Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe, pp. 130-131
- ^ a b Ignazi, Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe, p. 131
- ^ [1] Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Front national belge at Wikimedia Commons
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