The extreme-right Flemish party Vlaams Belang became the second political party in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, after Sunday’s general elections.
After two four-year terms, Verhofstadt’s Flemish Liberal Democratic party trailed in third place with 18.5 percent of the vote behind the “Vlaams Belang”, or Flemish Interests party, with 19.1 percent of the vote.
But despite its position, Vlaams Belang, which wants Flanders to be independent, will probably not be included in any coalition government because other parties have agreed to shun the extreme-right party.
Vlaams Belang is particularly strong in the northern city of Antwerp where 18,000 Jews are living.
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