Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders,one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp,Limburg,Liège,Walloon Brabant,Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven. It has an area of 2,118 km2 (818 sq mi) which is divided into two administrative districts containing 65 municipalities. As of January 2024,Flemish Brabant had a population of over 1.19 million.
Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism (ACV) and trade associations (UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001,the party was named the Christian People's Party.
Vooruit is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party until 21 March 2021,when its current name was adopted.
The New Flemish Alliance is a Flemish nationalist,conservative and Eurosceptic political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).
The Workers' Party of Belgium is a Marxist and socialist political party in Belgium. It is the only Belgian party represented in parliament that is a fully national party,representing both Flanders and Wallonia. Having historically been a small party,the PTB-PVDA has gained momentum since the 2010s,continuously scoring better at the elections,particularly in Wallonia and working-class communities in Brussels.
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.
Frederika Marie Joseph "Frieda" Brepoels is a Belgian politician of N-VA,former mayor of Bilzen and former Member of the European Parliament for Flanders.
Bruno Tobback is the former president of the Flemish socialist party Vooruit from 2011 to 2015. He was Minister of Environment and Pensions in the Belgian federal government from 2004 until 2007. He is the son of former minister and former mayor of Leuven Louis Tobback. He is a Licentiate in Law and a Licentiate in Social and Economic Law. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from 1995 to 2004.
Henri Maria Dymphna AndréLaurent "Rik" Torfs is a Belgian canon law scholar and media personality. He is a former Senator for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party in the Belgian Federal Parliament and a former Rector of the Catholic University of Leuven.
Meyrem Almaci is a Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the ecological party Groen. On 10 June 2007,she was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the first time. She was re-elected in 2010 and in 2014 when she also became the president of Groen. In 2019 she left the Belgian parliament and was elected in the Flemish Parliament.
Matthias Diependaele is a Belgian politician affiliated to the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) who is the current Minister-President of Flanders,having taken office in 2024. He additionally serves as the Flemish Minister for Economy,Innovation en Industry,External Affairs,Digitalisation,and Facility Management.
Steven Vandeput is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010.
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 25 May 2014. All 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected,whereas the Senate was no longer directly elected following the 2011–2012 state reform. These were the first elections held under King Philippe's reign.
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.
The 2019 Belgian regional elections took place on Sunday 26 May,the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election as well as the Belgian federal election.
Bert August Flor Herman Schoofs is a Belgian lawyer and former politician of the Vlaams Blok and its successor Vlaams Belang party.
The 2024 Belgian regional elections were held on Sunday 9 June,the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election as well as the Belgian federal election.
Gaby Colebunders is a Belgian trade unionist,politician and member of the Flemish Parliament. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium,he has represented Limburg since July 2024. He had previously been a member of the Chamber of Representatives from June 2019 to May 2024.
Jan Bertels is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit,he has represented Antwerp since June 2024. He had previously been a member of the Chamber of Representatives from June 2019 to November 2020. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from June 2014 to May 2019.
Joris Vandenbroucke is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit,he has represented East Flanders since June 2019. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from June 2005 to June 2009 and from June 2014 to May 2019.
