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New Flemish Alliance Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie | |
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| Abbreviation | N-VA |
| Leader | Bart De Wever |
| Chairpersons | Valerie Van Peel Steven Vandeput |
| Founder | Geert Bourgeois |
| Founded | 13 October 2001 |
| Split from | People's Union |
| Headquarters | Koningsstraat 47, bus 6 BE-1000 Brussels |
| Youth wing | Jong N-VA |
| Membership (2018) |  45,000[1] |
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| Political position | Centre-right[2] to right-wing[3] |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Group[4] |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| International affiliation | International Democracy Union |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Colours | Gold Black |
| Slogan | De verandering werkt.[5] Change works. Voor Vlaanderen. Voor Vooruitgang.[6] (2019) For Flanders. For Progress. |
| Chamber of Representatives | 25 / 88 (Flemish seats) |
| Senate | 9 / 35 (Flemish seats) |
| Flemish Parliament | 35 / 124 |
| Brussels Parliament | 3 / 17 (Flemish seats) |
| European Parliament | 3 / 12 (Flemish seats) |
| Flemish Provincial Councils | 46 / 175 |
| Benelux Parliament | 4 / 21 |
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The New Flemish Alliance (Dutch: Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, N-VA)[7] is a Flemish nationalist[8][9] and conservative[14] political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).[15]
The N-VA is a regionalist[16] and separatist[17][18][19][20] movement that self-identifies with the promotion of civic nationalism.[21] Within the Flemish Movement, the party strives for the peaceful[22] and gradual secession of Flanders from Belgium.[23] 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.[24]
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.[25] During its early years, the N-VA mostly followed the platform of the former VU by characterising itself as a big tent[26] 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.[27] 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,[28][29] 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,[30] but has since shifted to a "Eurorealist" or "Eurocritical" stance by calling for democratic reform of the EU and opposing a Federal Superstate.[31][29] The party is known for its insistence on the exclusive use of Dutch, Flanders' sole official language, in dealings with government agencies.[21] 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.[32][33]
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.
- ^ "Open VLD heeft de meeste leden en steekt CD&V voorbij". deredactie.be. 30 October 2014.
- ^ Moufahim, Mona; Humphreys, Michael (2015). "Marketing an extremist ideology: the Vlaams Belang's nationalist discourse". In Pullen, Alison; Rhodes, Carl (eds.). The Routledge Companion to Ethics, Politics and Organisations. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-136-74624-6.
- ^ "Inside the far right's Flemish victory". 27 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "'De verandering werkt.' En dat zal N-VA bewijzen ook". Het Laatste Nieuws. 28 November 2016.
- ^ De Zaeger, Piet (11 February 2019). "Voor Vlaanderen. Voor Vooruitgang". n-va.be. N-VA.
- ^ Pronunciation: ⓘ
- ^ Sara Wallace Goodman; Marc Morjé Howard (2013). "Evaluating and explaining the restrictive backlash in citizenship policy in Europe". In Sarat, Austin (ed.). Special Issue: Immigration, Citizenship, and the Constitution of Legality. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-78190-431-2.
- ^ "Belgium's Mr. Right". 3 December 2015.
- ^ Buelens, Jo; Deschouwer, Kris (2007). "Torn Between Two Levels: Political Parties and Incongruent Coalitions in Belgium". In Deschouwer, Kris; M. Theo Jans (eds.). Politics Beyond the State: Actors and Policies in Complex Institutional Settings. Asp / Vubpress / Upa. p. 75. ISBN 978-90-5487-436-2.
- ^ Slomp, Hans (2011). Europe, a Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 465. ISBN 978-0-313-39181-1.
- ^ Sorens, Jason (2013). "The Partisan Logic of Decentralisation in Europe". In Erk, Jan; Anderson, Lawrence M. (eds.). PARADOX FEDERALISM. Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-317-98772-7.
- ^ Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.
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- ^ Starke, Peter; Kaasch, Alexandra; Franca Van Hooren (7 May 2013). The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-137-31484-0.
- ^ Kataria, Anuradha (2011). Democracy on Trial, All Rise!. Algora Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-87586-811-0.
- ^ Johnston, Larry (13 December 2011). Politics: An Introduction to the Modern Democratic State. University of Toronto Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-4426-0533-6.
- ^ European Politics. Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-928428-3.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (1 March 2011). Britannica Book of the Year 2011. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-61535-500-6.
- ^ a b Manifesto of the New Flemish Alliance point 13: "Inclusion for newcomers" (in Dutch).
- ^ Manifesto of the New Flemish Alliance point 6: "Pacifisme" (in Dutch).
- ^ Manifesto of the New Flemish Alliance point 3: "Flanders member state of the European Union" (in Dutch).
- ^ "Belgium's ruling coalition collapses over U.N. pact on migration". The Washington Post. 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Beginselverklaring N-VA" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "The radicalisation of Flemish nationalism". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Internationale persconferentie, N-VA.be. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
euobserverwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Leruth, Benjamin (23 June 2014). "The New Flemish Alliance's decision to join the ECR group says more about Belgian politics than it does about their attitude toward the EU". EUROPP. London School of Economics.
- ^ "FAQ – Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)". 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Radicalization and terrorism". Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Mouton, Alain (8 May 2014). "Knack Magazine election manifesto review 2014". Trends.knack.be. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "The N-VA's ideology and purpose". N-VA. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2020.