Flemish nationalists win the Belgian general election

The Belgian political scene has taken a new twist that could lead to another crisis of governance. The Flemish nationalist party N -VA Sunday proclaimed winner of the federal elections, with a comfortable margin, and aspires to lead a coalition government in the country. With about 95 % of polling stations tallied, the Flemish regionalist formation has obtained 21% of the vote and 34 seats in the Belgian parliament, 10 seats and 10 points more than his nearest rival in number of members, the Socialist Party Wallonia- training who heads the executive coalition, however, could continue governing. The elections have been marked by the murder of four people in an anti-Semitic attack in the center of Brussels on the eve of the election date.

The key Belgian immediate political future is the enormous possibilities of partnerships to open the door to the results of the elections held yesterday. The Flemish nationalist leader Bart de Wever, was quick to announce that he will seek ” the earliest opportunity ” partners for a coalition of federal “strong and logical ” government stressed elated that flamingos have opted for change and reiterated one of the key ideas of his campaign based on the ongoing confrontation between Flemish and Walloons, the two major communities in Belgium. ” The results open a deeper hole than ever between two democracies [ Flemish and Walloon ] and are a strong mandate,” added the mayor still Antwerp, the second largest city of Belgium and the main economic hub of the country. In his speech, the controversial De Wever promised to ” safeguard ” the interests of the flamingos at the federal level, one of its major claims throughout the campaign.

The first step in the formation of the new government occurred this morning, with the resignation of the hitherto Prime Minister Elio di Rupo socialist. The Belgian tradition dictates that the outgoing chief executive has the king the resignation of his entire team the day after the elections. Thus the head of state can begin conversations with the leaders of the parties to form a government. As most voted, King Philip will have to speak in the first instance De Wever, although their ability to bind a majority is still very uncertain. In 2009 the Flemish nationalist party was voted the country’s strength, but his radical principles prevented him from agreeing with any other training. Jam of the negotiations led the country to be 541 days without a government, a nightmare to which the country could again be doomed if no clear majority.

Success Party De Wever saves significant relationship with the transfer of votes from the far-right Vlaams Belang party and xenophobic, reduced from 12 to 3 deputies and ranks as the biggest loser of the elections. On the opposite side, the PTB- left movement without parliamentary representation to date, won two seats became the surprise of the night by capitalizing part of discontent with traditional social democratic parties.

The voting behavior of the current coalition government, in which live an amalgam of parties ranging from the Walloon socialists to the Flemish Liberals, has been uneven. The Walloon Socialist Prime Minister Elio di Rupo is left almost 3% of the votes and two seats compared to the 2010 elections while its main partner in the Executive, the Flemish Christian Democrats, recovering more than 1% of votes and add an additional seat. The Flemish socialists, the third political force in the coalition, recede and lose two-tenths of its seven parliamentary proceedings; Flemish Liberals to rebound by 1.4% and win a seat in Parliament and the smaller Alliance Party, the Humanist Democratic Centre maintains 9 Members who won in 2010.

In the highly fragmented Belgian political landscape, a percentage change in transfer can be a significant number of seats in the main legislative body of the country, the federal Parliament. The results predict an uncertain political future in which the governance of the country depends on possible government coalitions that could be set in the coming weeks or months.

The Belgian elections have been marked by anti-Semitic attack on Saturday that killed four people in the Jewish Museum in Brussels. A still unidentified person broke into the museum early in the afternoon and opened fire, killing three of them in the act – an Israeli couple and a French woman, and leaving a fourth seriously injured a worker – origin Museum Belgian -, who died yesterday. The attack, the first against the Jewish community in Belgium since the end of World War II, shocked the country within 24 hours after the polling stations open their doors.

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