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- ↑ "Dominiek Lootens-Stael". Brussels Parlement. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ "Far-right Belgian banned from UK visit". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ SP.A-politicus verliest zelfbeheersing: "Zwijg, gij bruine rakker", De Redactie, 13 juni 2017