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2004 Belgian regional elections
Regional council elections held in Belgium
Regional council elections held in Belgium
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2004 Flemish parliamentary election |
| country | Flanders |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1999 Belgian regional elections |
| previous_year | 1999 |
| next_election | 2009 Belgian regional elections |
| next_year | 2009 |
| seats_for_election | All 124 seats in the Flemish Parliament |
| majority_seats | 62 |
| election_date | |
| title | Flemish Government |
| posttitle | Flemish Government after election |
| before_election | |
| before_party | Open Vld-sp.a-Groen-Spirit |
| after_election | |
| after_party | CD&V/N-VA-sp.a-Open Vld coalition |
On 13 June 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, the Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The elections were held on the same day as the European elections.
[[Flemish Parliament]]
In the Flemish Parliament election, the liberal-socialist government was put to the test. The far right Vlaams Blok became the second largest party in Flanders just after the alliance of conservatives Christian Democratic and Flemish-New Flemish Alliance (CD&V - N-VA). The green party Groen! managed to be elected and keeps half of their seats in the parliament. In contrast with the previous election, the People's Union (VU-ID) has split and the new parties, N-VA and Spirit, allied with CD&V and Different Socialist Party (SP.A) respectively.
Because of the cordon sanitaire of all the other parties against Vlaams Blok, a coalition of at least three parties needed to be formed in order to have a majority in the Flemish Parliament. Groen! confirmed that it did not want to take part in the new coalition, so the only coalition left was a conservative-socialist-liberal tripartite.
In the aftermath of the elections, Yves Leterme (CD&V) was selected to form a Flemish regional government.
Details
| Region | Seats won per party | Total seats | Provinces | CD&V + N-VA | VB | VLD + VIVANT | SP.A + SPIRIT | GROEN! | UF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders | Antwerp | |||||||||
| East Flanders | ||||||||||
| Flemish Brabant | ||||||||||
| Limburg | ||||||||||
| West Flanders | ||||||||||
| Brussels |
[[Walloon Parliament|Walloon Regional Parliament]]
In the aftermath of the elections, Elio Di Rupo (PS) was selected to form a Walloon regional government.
[[Brussels Regional Parliament]]
In the aftermath of the elections, Charles Picqué (PS) was selected to form a Brussels regional government.
[[Parliament of the German-speaking Community]]
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