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A simple reprisal of the current so-called 'Vivaldi' government, a grand coalition of centrist parties, is increasingly unlikely as several governing partners stand to lose significantly in the polls (Photo: Alex Guibord)

Belgium braces for Flemish far-right gains, deadlock looms

While the EU is gearing up for election season, Belgium is preparing for its own regional and federal elections all scheduled for 9 June — with analysts warning about a potential deadlock due to the surge of the far-right.

Like in Europe more generally, the far-right has been gaining steadily in the polls, specifically in Dutch-speaking Flanders.

Recent polling has put the Flemish nationalist parties, the right-wing N-VA (European Conservatives & Reformists group in the European ...

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A simple reprisal of the current so-called 'Vivaldi' government, a grand coalition of centrist parties, is increasingly unlikely as several governing partners stand to lose significantly in the polls (Photo: Alex Guibord)

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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

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