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Belgium close to ‘split’ as separatists win elections
Belgium’s general election appears to have brought the country closer to a split after the separatist Flemish party led by Bart de Wever emerged the strongest force in parliament.
The 39 year-old NVA leader favours a break up of Belgium’s Dutch and French speaking factions as a way of ending a long-running political divide.
Wever’s party is projected to take 27 seats, up 19 from the 2007 election.
It was also a successful outcome for the French speaking socialists. They emerged the second largest party.
Belgium’s King Albert is expected to summon leaders in an effort to try and form a coalition later today.
