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New Flemish Alliance

New Flemish Alliance
Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
AbbreviationN-VA
LeaderBart De Wever
ChairpersonsValerie Van Peel
Steven Vandeput
FounderGeert Bourgeois
Founded13 October 2001 (2001-10-13)
Split fromPeople's Union
HeadquartersKoningsstraat 47, bus 6
BE-1000 Brussels
Youth wingJong N-VA
Membership (2018)Increase 45,000[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[2] to right-wing[3]
Regional affiliationChristian Group[4]
European affiliationEuropean Free Alliance
European Parliament groupEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Group
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union
Colours  Gold
  Black
SloganDe verandering werkt.[5]
Change works.
Voor Vlaanderen. Voor Vooruitgang.[6] (2019)
For Flanders. For Progress.
Chamber of Representatives
24 / 87
(Flemish seats)
Senate
9 / 35
(Flemish seats)
Flemish Parliament
31 / 124
Brussels Parliament
2 / 17
(Flemish seats)
European Parliament
3 / 12
(Flemish seats)
Flemish Provincial Councils
46 / 175
Benelux Parliament
4 / 21
(Belgian seats)
Party flag
Website
english.n-va.be

The New Flemish Alliance (Dutch: Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie [ˌniu ˈvlaːmsə ʔɑliˈjɑnsi] ; N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist,[7][8] conservative[13] and Eurosceptic political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).[14]

The N-VA is a regionalist[15] and confederalist[16] movement that self-identifies with the promotion of civic nationalism.[17] Within the Flemish Movement, the party strives for the peaceful and gradual transformation of Belgium into a confederal country. In recent years it has become the largest party of Flanders as well as of Belgium as a whole, and it participated in the 2014–18 Belgian Government until 9 December 2018.[18]

The N-VA was established as a centre-right party with the main objective of working towards furthering Flemish autonomy and redefining Belgium as a confederal country through gradually obtaining more powers for both Belgian communities separately with the belief that this will pave the way for eventual Flemish independence.[19] During its early years, the N-VA mostly followed the platform of the former VU by characterising itself as a big tent[20] party with Flemish nationalism as its central theme. Furthermore, it emphasized a pragmatic and non-revolutionary image (as opposed to the far-right character of the other main Flemish pro-separatist party Vlaams Belang) in order to legitimise increased Flemish autonomy. The party also espoused non-interventionalist and pro-individual freedom messages in its original platform.[21] In subsequent years, the N-VA moved to the right and adopted a distinctly conservative identity under the leadership of Bart De Wever, who succeeded the founding leader Geert Bourgeois. The party used to be pro-Europeanist,[22][23] and previously advocated deepening ties with the European Union (EU) which the N-VA regarded as an important means to give Flanders more international influence,[24] but has since shifted to a "Eurorealist" or "Eurocritical" stance by calling for democratic reform of the EU and opposing a Federal Superstate.[25][23] The party is known for its insistence on the exclusive use of Dutch, Flanders' sole official language, in dealings with government agencies.[17] The N-VA advocates economic liberalism and immediate tax reductions to stimulate the economy. It also supports stricter law and order and controlled immigration policies, with stronger measures to integrate immigrants in Flanders.[26][27]

A leading member of the European Free Alliance (EFA), since the 2014 European Parliament election, the N-VA has sat with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) parliamentary group in the European Parliament.

The party announced the creation of a Walloon branch in 2024, although it didn't manage to win any seats in the Belgian elections of that same year.[28][29]

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  16. ^ Fu, RTL info avec Lucas (1 June 2024). ""Ce n'est pas la fin de la Belgique, soyons clair": Théo Francken explicite sa vision du confédéralisme". RTL Info.
  17. ^ a b Manifesto of the New Flemish Alliance point 13: "Inclusion for newcomers" (in Dutch).
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  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference euobserver was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  24. ^ "FAQ – Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)". 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
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  28. ^ Michiels, Cisse (16 April 2024). ""Pour une Wallonie prospère": N-VA trekt met 77 kandidaten naar verkiezingen in alle Waalse provincies". VRT.
  29. ^ Dupon, Yorick. "N-VA trekt overal in Wallonië naar de kiezer: dit zijn de 5 lijsttrekkers". HLN.

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