| Front national | |
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| Leader | Charles Pire |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Preceded by | None |
| Headquarters | National Secretariat rue du Trône - Troonstraat 67 Ixelles-Elsene, Bruxelles-Brussel |
| Ideology | Nationalism |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
| European Parliament Group | None |
| Official colours | Red, Yellow, Black |
| Website | |
| http://www.fn.be/ | |
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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.
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.[1] 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.
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The party's original leader, Daniel Féret, was sentenced to 240 hours of community service on April 18, 2006, for the incitement of hatred, discrimination and segregation in the party's flyers and website.[1][2] He is also barred from running for political office for 10 years. The webmaster of the National Front site was also convicted, and barred for 7 years. Their convictions were upheld by a superior court in October 2006.
In Wallonia, members of the National Front could not compete using the party name during the 2006 municipal elections, because the party failed to use the correct electoral procedure. In Brussels, the National Front will compete under its acronym, FN.[3]
| 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 |
| 2007 | 131,385 | 1.97% | 1 |
| 2010 | – | – | – |
| 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 |
| 2007 | 150,461 | 2.27% | 1 |
| 2010 | – | – | – |
| 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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