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Separatist party wins big in Belgian election (AP)

June 13th, 2010

Chairman of the NVA, New Flemish Alliance Party, Bart De Wever , gestures on the podium after the results of the election in Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday, June 13, 2010. De Wever, who polls indicate may be Belgium's next premier, passionately advocates the end of Belgium calling its 6 million Dutch-speakers and 4.5 million Francophones a hopeless mismatch. Linguistic disputes have long hounded Belgium and dominated the campaign. (AP Photo/Thierry Schmidt)AP - A separatist party that advocates independence for the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, leaving the country’s Francophones to fend for themselves, scored an unprecedented win in Sunday’s general election.


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