Francophones Shape Brussels Election: Team Fouad Ahidar and Vlaams Belang Make Surprising Gains

February 19, 2025
Francophones Shape Brussels Election: Team Fouad Ahidar and Vlaams Belang Make Surprising Gains
  • A study by political scientists Emilie van Haute and Romain Biesemans found that 62.9% of voters for Team Fouad Ahidar identified as francophone, despite the party's affiliation with the Dutch-speaking linguistic group.

  • The far-right Vlaams Belang party attracted a substantial 46.7% of the francophone votes, surpassing the N-VA at 42.9% and Groen at 39.6%.

  • Additionally, the Open VLD party received 62.5% of its votes from francophones, while the Dutch-speaking PTB counterpart, PVDA, garnered 55.6% from this demographic.

  • The recent regional and federal elections held in June 2024 revealed notable voting patterns among francophones in Brussels.

  • During this election cycle, Team Fouad Ahidar made significant electoral gains across several municipalities in Brussels.

  • In contrast, the CD&V party secured 27.3% of the francophone vote, with Vooruit trailing at only 12.1%.

  • The political scientists from ULB noted a steady increase in votes cast within the Dutch-speaking linguistic group in Brussels, rising from 53,379 ballots in 2014 to 80,379 in 2024, despite a decline in tax declarations filed in Dutch during the same period.

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