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Rights lead new government coalition in Belgium
Updated on 01.02.2025 – 5:00 a.m.Reading time: 3 min.
It is clear more than 230 days after the parliamentary election: In Belgium, the government is led by the right N-VA from Flanders. How much influence will the nationalists have?
With Belgium, another EU state receives a government coalition listed by rights. The Migration-critical Flemish nationalists of the N-VA agreed on education with four other parties. The head of government is to become the N-VA chairman Bart de Wever. The 54-year-old was so far mayor of the port city of Antwerp. However, a drastic shift to the right is not to be expected in Belgium, since the other parties in the middle continue to have a clear majority.
The N-VA, which, among other things, is striving for more autonomy for the economic-strong country of Flanders, had become the strongest force in the election for a new Chamber of Deputies in June. Together with the liberal party MR from French-speaking Wallonia, the Christian Democrats from both parts of the country (Les Engagés and CD & V) and the Flemish Social Democrats (Vooruit), a so-called Arizona coalition is now to be founded.
The name results from the colors of the parties that match the flag of the US state: orange (CD & V), blue (MR and Les Engagés), red (vooruit) and yellow (n-VA).
The aim of the new government is to reduce the large debt burden and the new debt of Belgium. Drastic reforms with severe cuts are expected into the welfare state. When the government can start remained unclear. “The date for the swearing -in of the Prime Minister and the government members will be announced at a later date,” said the Royal Palace.
After setting, de Wever wrote “Alea IACTA EST” (“The cube has fallen”). The head of the Liberal Party MR from the Wallonie, Georges-Louis Bouchez, commented: “Tonight the future will be clearer. For Belgium. We are ready.” The party became the third strongest force behind the radical right Vlaam’s impact from Flanders in the election in June.
The N-VA had already received the most votes in the past parliamentary election 2019, but had remained in the opposition. Only after around 16 months of negotiations was the so -called Vivaldi coalition of seven parties – the Greens, the Liberals and the Social Democrats from both parts of the country as well as the Christian Democrats from Flanders.

The N-VA describes itself as a “Eurororistic Party”, which dares to ask questions about the EU’s works. The community of states should not be considered for granted. It also says on the party’s website: “The EU can only count on sufficient support if it is able – or dares – to make the right decisions.”
One goal of the party is an independent Flanders as a member state of Europe. “The way there is to be covered step by step, in a democratic way,” says the website. It remains to be seen whether the new government coalition will try to give the regions more autonomy in Belgium.
In the European Parliament, the N-VA are a member of the conservative right EKR faction, which includes the MPs of the Fratelli D “Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Government formations in Belgium are complicated and mostly lengthy. This is also due to the fact that most parties compete either in French -speaking Wallony or in Dutch -speaking Flanders. The king plays an intermediary role.
A total of a good eight million Belgians were called for election. There is an obligation to vote in Belgium. Non -voters who do not vote without a judicial reason are threatened with a punishment.