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- ↑ "Jan Peumans vanop laatste plaats verkozen, maar hij zal niet zetelen". Het Belang van Limburg.
- ↑ "Katja Verheyen". Katja Verheyen.
- ↑ "Katja Verheyen | Vlaams Parlement". www.vlaamsparlement.be.