Ninove is a city and municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is on the river Dender,and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of the towns of Appelterre-Eichem,Aspelare,Denderwindeke,Lieferinge,Meerbeke,Nederhasselt,Neigem,Okegem,Outer,Pollare and Voorde. On 1 January 2023 Ninove had a total population of 40.090. The total area is 72.57 km2 which gives a population density of 553 inhabitants per km2.
Hugo F.V. Coveliers is a retired Belgian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives between 1985 and 1995,and from 1993 to 2003. Since 2003,he has been a member of the Belgian Senate. He was a parliamentary chairman for the VLD in both chambers,from 1999 to 2003.
Vlaams Belang is a Flemish nationalist,Eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the Flemish Region and Brussels Capital Region of Belgium. It is widely considered by the media and political analysts to be on the political far-right,although it self-describes as right-nationalist and has tried to distance itself from the far-right label in recent years.
The draining law or Belgian dry up law (droogleggingswet) refers to a controversial law passed by the Belgian Federal Parliament in 2005 to cut funding by the federal state to "undemocratic" parties. Due to restrictions against campaign donations from private groups or individuals,Belgian political parties rely mostly on the state for funding.
Gerolf Emma Jozef Annemans is a Belgian lawyer,journalist and politician of the Flemish nationalist party Vlaams Belang (VB) and formerly of its predecessor,the Vlaams Blok. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014,and a city councilor in Antwerp since 2000. He served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1987 to 2014,and as a city councilor in Brasschaat from 1994 to 2000. He was the former leader of the VB from 2012 to 2014,and led the Vlaams Blok and VB parliamentary groups from 1991 to 2013.
Tom Jozef Irène Van Grieken is a Belgian politician and author who has served as leader of Vlaams Belang since October 2014.
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 26 May 2019,alongside the country's European and regional elections. All 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected from eleven multi-member constituencies.
Chris Janssens is a Flemish politician for Vlaams Belang,a member of the Flemish Parliament and the current chairman of the VB's faction in the Flemish Parliament. He is also the spokesman for the party in the Flemish region.
Barbara Pas is a Belgian politician and a member of the Chamber of Representatives for Vlaams Belang. She is also the floor leader of the party in the Chamber and serves as the spokeswoman for the VB on a federal level. Pas previously served as national chairwoman of the Vlaams Belang Jongeren.
Wouter Vermeersch is a Belgian politician from Flanders for the Vlaams Belang party and a member of the Chamber of Representatives.
Dominiek Spinnewyn-Sneppe is a Belgian-Flemish politician who has served as an MP in the Chamber of Representatives for the Vlaams Belang party since May 2019.
Ortwin Depoortere is a Belgian politician for the Vlaams Belang party who has twice served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives for the VB.
Steven Creyelman is a Belgian-Flemish politician for Vlaams Belang (VB) and since 2019 an MP in the Chamber of Representatives.
Leo Pieters is a Belgian politician for Vlaams Belang.
Ilse Malfroot is a Belgian-Flemish politician for Vlaams Belang.
Bob De Brabandere is a Belgian politician for the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party in the Belgian Senate.
Koen Henk Jan Lodewijk Bultinck is a Belgian politician of the N-VA party. He was formerly active in the Vlaams Belang and a member of the Chamber of Representatives.
Ignace Lowie is a Belgian politician,economist,journalist and former parliamentarian of the Vlaams Blok and successor Vlaams Belang party in the Chamber of Representatives.
Werner Somers is a Belgian lawyer and politician of the Vlaams Belang party who was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2024.
Dries Devillé is a Belgian lawyer and politician of the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party. He has been a member of the Flemish Parliament since 2024 representing the Antwerp constituency.
