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| Party/Alliance | Results (%) | Results (seats) |
|---|---|---|
| VLD - Vivant | 19.8% | 25 (-2) |
| SP.a - SPIRIT | 19.7% | 25 (+6) |
| CD&V - N-VA | 26.1% | 35 (+5) |
| Vlaams Blok | 24.1% | 32 (+10) |
| Groen! | 7.6% | 6 (-6) |
| VU-ID | 0.0% | 0 (-11) |
| UF | 1.07% | 1 (0) |
In the Flemish Parliament election, the liberal-socialist government was put at a test. The far right partyA political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. In party-list proportional representation, parties (and sometimes multi-party cartels) can play a functional role in the voting system. Vlaams Blok became the second largest party in FlandersThis article is about a region of Western Europe and of Belgium. For other meanings, see Flanders (disambiguation). Today, Flanders ( Dutch: Vlaanderen French: Flandre or Flandres is a region in Western Europe, in Belgium and a nation, the 'community of t just after the alliance of conservatives CD&V- N-VA. The green party Groen! managed to be elected and keeps half of their seats in the parliament. In contrast with the previous election, party VU-ID has split and both new parties, N-VA and SPIRIT allied with CD&V and SP.a respectively.
Because of the cordon sanitaire of all democratic parties against Vlaams Blok, a coalition of at least 3 parties needs to be formed in order to have a majority in the Flemish Parliament. Green party Groen! has confirmed it doesn't want to take part in the new coalition, so the only left is a conservative-socialist-liberal tripartite.
In the aftermath of the elections, Yves Leterme (CD&V) was selected to form a Flemish regional government.
| Party/Alliance | Results (%) | Results (seats) |
|---|---|---|
| PS | 36.9% | 34 (+9) |
| MR | 24.3% | 20 (-1) |
| CDH | 17.6% | 14 (-) |
| ECOLO | 8.5% | 3 (-11) |
| FN | 8.1% | 4 (+3) |
In the aftermath of the elections, Elio di Rupo (PS) was selected to form a Walloon regional government.