National Front (Belgium)
| Front national | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Patrick Cocriamont |
| Founded | 1985-2012 |
| Preceded by | None |
| Headquarters |
National Secretariat rue Tourette 100 Charleroi |
| Ideology | Nationalism |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
| European Parliament group | None |
| Colours | Red, Yellow, Black |
| Website | |
| http://www.fn.be/ | |
|
Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections | |
The National Front (French: Front national) was a francophone Belgian right-wing political party. The party's ideology advocated a strong unitary Belgian nationalism, strongly opposed immigration, and reached out to Flemish voters.
The party's acting leader was Patrick Cocriamont.
In the 2003 federal election, it won one seat in the Chamber of Representatives, with 2% of the vote. It also has two seats in the Senate. A 2006 poll showed that it had the backing of about 9.4% of the Walloon voters.[1] Despite this poll it won in the 10 June 2007 federal elections, 1 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 1 out of 40 seats in the Senate.
Brussels Appeals Court conviction
The party's original leader, Daniel Féret, was sentenced to 250 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.
2006 elections
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 competed under its acronym: FN.[3]
Election results (1985-2010)
| 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 | 33,591 | 0.51% | 0 |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Far-right boss to help immigrants". BBC News. 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
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