National Front (Belgium)
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| Front National | |
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| Leader | Daniel Féret |
| Political Ideology | nationalism |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Earlier name(s) | none] |
| International Affiliation | none |
| European Affiliation | none |
| European Parliament Group | none |
| Cartel | none |
| Website | www.frontnational.be |
| Headquarters | national secretariat rue du Trône 67 Ixelles |
| Colours | Red/Yellow/Black |
| See also | Politics of Belgium Politics of Flanders Politics of Wallonia |
The National Front (French: Le Front National, Dutch: Nationaal Front) is a small Belgian nationalist political party supportive of francophone issues. The party's leader is Daniel Féret.
In the 2003 general election, it won one seat in the Chamber of Representatives, on 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 [1].
[edit] Brussels Appeals Court conviction
The party leader Daniel Féret was sentenced to 240 hours of community service on April 18, 2006, because of the incitement of hate, discrimination and segregation in the party's flyers and website [2][3]. He is also barred from running for political office for 10 years. The webmaster of the National Front site, Georges-Pierre Tonnelier, was also convicted, and barred for the same time period. Their conviction was upheld in October 2006, by a superior court.
[edit] 2006 elections
In Wallonia, members of the Front National cannot compete in using the party name during the 2006 municipal elections, because the party failed to use the correct electoral procedure. In Brussels, the Front National will compete under its acronym, FN.[4]
[edit] Election results (1985-2006)
| 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 | 138,496 | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1999 | 90,401 | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2003 | 130,012 | 1.98% | 1 |
| Election year | # of votes | % of vote | # of seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Election year | # of votes | % of vote | # of seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 175,732 | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1999 | 94,848 | 1.52% | 0 |
| 2004 | 181,351 | 2.79% | 0 |
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| Dutch : Groen! | CD&V | N-VA | SP.a | Spirit | Vlaams Belang | VLD | VLOTT | MDP | Liberaal Appèl | |
| Francophone : CDh | Ecolo | FN | MR | PS | |
| German : CSP | PDB | PFF | |
| Bilingual : Belgische Unie/Union Belge | PVDA-PTB | MAS-LSP | Vivant | |
