Flemish Liberals and Democrats
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Political parties in Belgium...and "social liberals". There are two Liberal parties, formed along linguistic lines: The Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD, Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten) who opened up their ranks to Volksunie and CD&V defectors some years... In this article: Belgium, Flanders, Christian-democratic, Brussels, Catholic Party, and Flemish Liberals and Democrats |
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Wikipedia | November 29, 2009
Patrick Dewael
...(, born 13 October 1955) in Lier, Belgium is a liberal Belgian politician. He is a member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats, or Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (VLD). He is the nephew of the late liberal minister Herman Vanderpoorten...
In this article: Patrick Yvonne Hugo Dewael, Minister of the Interior, Chamber of Representatives, Belgian Parliament, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laurette Onkelinx, and Marleen Vanderpoorten
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Flemish Liberals and Democrats
The or OpenVLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party , created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV) and a few other politicians from other parties. The party has been part of the government...
In this article: Guy Verhofstadt, Jean-Marie Dedecker, Vivant, Annemie Neyts, Party for Freedom, and Liberal International
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Liberalism in Belgium
.... Since 1972 the traditional liberal current is divided in parties for each language. In Flanders the liberal Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, member LI , ELDR), comprising both market and left of center...
In this article: Party for Freedom, Liberalism, Liberal Party, Liberal Party, Progressive Party, Belgium, and Flanders
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | August 20, 2009
Belgians urged to boycott Dutch mussels in port row
...remains inaccessible. "I can't shake the feeling that there are protectionist ideas at work," said Annick De Ridder, an MP for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). "The Dutch blocked the Westerschelde back in the 16th and 17th...
In this article: Belgium, Antwerp, Scheldt, Netherlands, and Tax
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Politics of Flanders
...to include them in the alliance, but the outcome is in the balance and is unlikely to happen. Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten) -- part of the alliance VLD/VIVANT Socialist Party - Different...
In this article: European Union
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Bart Somers
...and 2004 he was the Minister-President of Flanders . After the regional elections of June 2004 he was appointed the interim chairman of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). On December 4, 2004, he was elected with just over 50 percent...
In this article: Mechelen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Leuven, Belgium
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Party for Freedom and Progress
...Olivier, Charles Poswick, and Michel Toussaint. In Flanders, the PVV ceased to exist in 1992. On 15 November 1992 the VLD was founded, the Flemish Liberals and Democrats. In 1976, the name of the party was changed into PRLW (Parti de...
In this article: Liberal Party, Willy De Clercq, Herman Vanderpoorten, Party for Freedom, Flanders, Patrick Dewael, and Francois-Xavier de Donnea
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Rik Daems
...(Aarschot, 18 August 1959) is a Flemish painter, wine trader and politician. He is a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) and member of the city council of Leuven. Rik Daems' father,...
In this article: Rik Daems, Mathematics, Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Party for Freedom, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Solvay Business School, and Leuven
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Verhofstadt I Government
...from 12 July 1999 to 12 July 2003. It was the first government headed by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (VLD ). It consisted of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), the French -speaking Liberal Reformist Party (PRL), the Flemish...
In this article: Guy Verhofstadt, Sustainable development, Minister of Finance, Pierre Chevalier, and Laurette Onkelinx
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The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV) and a few other politicians from other parties.
The party has been part of the government continuously since 1999; it led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999 until March 2008. It most recently formed the Federal Government from June 2003 through 2007 with the cartel SP.a-Spirit, the Walloon Socialist Party (PS) and the liberal Reformist Movement (MR). In the Flemish Parliament the VLD formed a coalition government with SP.a-Spirit and Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) after the 2004 regional election. Currently, VLD is a member of the Leterme I Government formed on 22 March 2008.
Ideologically, the VLD started as a right-wing, somewhat Thatcherite party under its founder, Guy Verhofstadt. On economic issues the VLD rapidly became more centrist and gave up much of its free-market approach, partly under the influence of Verhofstadt's political scientist brother Dirk Verhofstadt. Party chairman Bart Somers called in November 2006 for a "revolution" within the party, saying that "a liberal party," like the VLD, "can only be progressive and social."
On 19 June 2004 the VLD successfully negotiated a regional coalition government with CD&V/N-VA, the Christian democrats and moderate nationalists, and with the social democratic SP.a-Spirit. In a federal cabinet reshuffle in July 2004, VLD chairman Karel De Gucht replaced Louis Michel (MR) as minister for Foreign Affairs. Former Flemish Minister-President Bart Somers is the new party chairman.
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