National Front (Belgium)
The National Front (French: Le Front national) is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration and also tries to attract Flemish voters.
The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont.
In the 2003 general election, it won one seat in the Chamber of Representatives, with 2% of the vote. It also has two seats in the Senate. A recent poll showed that it had the backing of about 9.4% of the Wallonian voters. Despite this poll it won in the 10 June 2007 general elections, 1 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 1 out of 40 seats in the Senate.
Read more about National Front (Belgium): Brussels Appeals Court Conviction, 2006 Elections, Election Results (1985-2010)
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