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Table of Contents
  1. National Parliament Composition
  2. National Poll Averages
  3. Government
  4. Parties
  5. Articles and Podcasts

National Parliament Composition

National Poll Averages

Brussels

Flanders

Wallonia

These poll averages are the result of a smoothing LOESS fitted to our dataset of all national polls collected in Belgium. You can access the complete dataset at https://europeelects.eu/data/

Government

Head of State (Monarch)Philippe (*)
Head of Government (PM)Bart De Wever (N VA-ECR)
Parties in GovernmentNew Flemish Alliance (N VA-ECR)
Reformist Movement (MR-RE)
The Committed (LE-RE)
Forward (Vooruit-S&D)
Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V-EPP)

Parties

Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N VA)
New Flemish Alliance
Language Group: Flemish
Leader:  Steven Vandeput (acting)
Orientation: National-conservative
EP Affiliation: ECR (ECR-EP, EFA, NI-PACE, CF-Benelux)
Years active: 2001-…
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Vlaams Belang (VB)
Flemish Interest
Leader: Tom Van Grieken
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: PfE (PfE, Patriots.eu, ECPA, NI Benelux)
Years active: 2004-…
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V)
Christian Democratic and Flemish
Leader: Sammy Mahdi
Orientation: Centre-right (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP, EPP Party, CDI, EPP-PACE, CF-Benelux)
Years active: 1968-…
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Anders. (Anders)
Differently
Leader: Frederic de Gucht
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, ALDE Party, ALDE-PACE,LI, LG-Benelux)
Years active: 1992-…
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Vooruit
Forward
Leader: Conner Rousseau
Orientation: Centre-left (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: S&D (S&D, PES, PA)
Years active: 1978-… (1978–2001: Socialistische Partij, SP; 2001–2021: Socialistische Partij Anders,[a] SP.A)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Groen (Groen)
Green
Leader: Bart Dhondt
Orientation: Green politics (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (Greens/EFA, EGP, GG)
Years active: 1982-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Parti Socialiste (PS)
Socialist Party
Leader: Paul Magnette
Orientation: Centre-left (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: S&D (S&D, PES, PA, SI, SOC, SGD Benelux)
Years active: 1978-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Mouvement Réformateur (MR)
Reformist Movement
Leader: Georges-Louis Bouchez
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, ALDE Party, LI, ALDE-PACE, LG-Benelux)
Years active: 2002-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Les Engagés (LE)
The Committed
Leader: Maxime Prévot
Orientation: Centre-right (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (ALDE, EDP)
Years active: 1972-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Écologistes Confédérés Pour l’Organisation de Luttes Originales (Ecolo)
Ecolo
Leaders: Samuel Cogolati and Marie Lecocq
Orientation: Green politics (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (Greens/EFA, EGP, GG, SOC, SGD Benelux)
Years active: 1980-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Démocrate Fédéraliste Indépendant (DéFI)
Democratic Federalist Independent
Leader: Sophie Rohonyi
Orientation: Centrist
EP Affiliation: *
Years active: 1964-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Partij van de Arbeid van België/Parti du Travail de Belgique (PVDA PTB)
Workers’ Party
Leader: Raoul Hedebouw
Orientation: Left-wing (Katsourides & Ioannidis, 2024)
EP Affiliation: LEFT (LEFT, applied EL membership,IMCWP, NI Benelux)
Years active: 1979-…
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

Watch here our video from 2019 about the party.

Christlich Soziale Partei (CSP)
Christian Social Party
Leader: Luk Frank
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP, CF-Benelux)
Years active: 1971-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)

ProDG
Leader: Clemens Scholzen
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: ~NI (NI-CoR)
Years active: 2008-…
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration

Perspektiven. Freiheit. Fortschritt. (PFF)
Perspectives. Freedom. Progress.
Leader: Kattrin Jadin
Orientation: Liberal
EP Affiliation: RE (constituent member of MR)
Years active: 1961-…
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration

Note: Until 2023, PFF was known as Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt (the Party for Freedom and Progress).

Vivant
Leader: Roland Duchâtelet
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: *
Years active: 1998-…
EU Stance: Strongly opposed to EU integration (party source)

Chez Nous (CZ)
At our place
Leader: Jérôme Munier
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: ~ PfE (cooperation with VB and RN France)
Years active: 2021-…
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration

Articles and Podcasts