New Belgian Front
Encyclopedia
New Belgian Front is a Belgian
nationalist
political party
.
The FNB was founded in 1996 by Marguerite Bastien, a former member of the Liberal Reformist Party
(Parti réformateur libéral) and a candidate for the National Front
(Front National) in the 1995 elections, but she was expelled from that party somewhat later.
In 1999 Bastien was elected to the Brussels Parliament
. She was expelled from the party though in 2001, and sat her term out as an independent.
Two other members of the party were elected to the Walloon Parliament
in 2000. Currently the party is led by François-Xavier Robert.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
nationalist
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
.
The FNB was founded in 1996 by Marguerite Bastien, a former member of the Liberal Reformist Party
Liberal Reformist Party
The Parti Réformateur Libéral was a Belgian liberal party active in Wallonia and Brussels. It grew out of the unitiarian PVV-PLP and has since become part of the Mouvement Réformateur.-PVV-PLP:* Omer Vanaudenhove 1961 - 1968...
(Parti réformateur libéral) and a candidate for the National Front
National Front (Belgium)
The National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont....
(Front National) in the 1995 elections, but she was expelled from that party somewhat later.
In 1999 Bastien was elected to the Brussels Parliament
Brussels Parliament
The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...
. She was expelled from the party though in 2001, and sat her term out as an independent.
Two other members of the party were elected to the Walloon Parliament
Walloon Parliament
The Walloon Parliament , formerly the Walloon Regional Council , is the Parliament of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium with Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region...
in 2000. Currently the party is led by François-Xavier Robert.