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- ↑ "Christian Verougstraete" (in Dutch). Flemish Parliament. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ "Oostendse Frieda Deschacht gaat naar Vlaams parlement voor Vlaams Belang". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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