Volksunie

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Volksunie was a former Belgian political party that advocated Flemish nationalism and federalism before splitting into successor parties in the early 2000s.

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Label Occurrences
Volksunie canonical 3
Volksunie youth wing 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political party
political party
country Belgium
dissolved 2001
electoralBase Flemish-speaking population of Belgium
foundedBy Frans Van Cauwelaert
Frans Van der Elst
Hendrik Fayat
Maurits Coppieters
hasPart Volksunie self-linksurface differs
surface form: Volksunie youth wing
headquartersLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
ideology Flemish Movement
surface form: Flemish nationalism

federalism
inception 1954
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
mergedInto New Flemish Alliance
surface form: Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie

Spirit (Sociaal-Liberale Partij)
nativeLabel Volksunie self-link
notableMember Bert Anciaux
Geert Bourgeois
Hugo Schiltz
Jaak Gabriëls
Johan Sauwens
Karel De Gucht
Nelly Maes
Willy Kuijpers
Wivina Demeester
operatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Flanders
opposedTo unitary Belgian state
parliamentaryRepresentation Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
Flemish Parliament
surface form: Flemish Council

Senate of Belgium
participatedIn Belgian federal elections
Brussels regional elections
Flemish regional elections
politicalPosition centre
centre-left
politicalSpectrum Flemish Movement
surface form: Flemish movement
positionOnLanguagePolicy advocated protection and promotion of the Dutch language in Belgium
positionOnRegionalAutonomy supported increased autonomy for Flanders
positionOnStateReform supported transformation of Belgium into a federal state
reasonForDissolution internal conflicts over strategy and alliances
shortName VU
successor New Flemish Alliance
surface form: Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie

Spirit (Sociaal-Liberale Partij)
supported devolution of powers to regions and communities

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Volksunie nativeLabel Volksunie self-link
Volksunie hasPart Volksunie self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Volksunie youth wing
Geert Bourgeois politicalParty Volksunie