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New Flemish Alliance
N-VA · 2001– · Belgium · Civic Nationalist Conservative · Electoral party · coding confidence medium
Each axis runs from −10 to +10, with zero a genuine mixed or balanced position rather than an absence of opinion. A score describes a stated position and a governing record; it is not a judgement of merit. What each score means →
Core principles
Flemish autonomy pursued by gradual constitutional reform rather than rupture, combined with economic liberalism.
Economic model
Labour market flexibility, pension reform, reduced federal transfers to Wallonia.
Organisation of powers
Advocates confederalism: a Belgium in which the regions delegate powers upward rather than receive them.
Reading note
Sits far from the Vlaams Belang on method and close to it on membership, which is why both are coded and neither stands for Flemish politics alone.
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EC · Economic organisation · scored +06
Coded +6: labour market flexibility and reduced federal transfers.
- Programme textProgramme commits to regionalising labour market policy and reducing inter-regional transfers.
CU · Social and cultural order · scored +05
Coded +5: culturally conservative with a liberal legal framework unchallenged.
- Documented act or statuteBelgium's abortion and euthanasia laws are not contested by the party.
AU · Organisation of power · scored −02
Coded −2: constitutional reform by negotiation across six previous rounds.
- Documented act or statuteBelgium has been reformed by six state reforms since 1970, all negotiated.
SC · Scale of decision · scored −07
Coded −7: confederalism, in which the regions delegate powers upward.
- Programme textProgramme commits to a confederal Belgium with residual powers held regionally.
ID · Rule of membership · scored +04
Coded +4: a Flemish national community defined by language and residence.
- ScholarshipThe party has run candidates of immigrant origin and campaigns on integration through Dutch.
CH · Method and tempo · scored −05
Coded −5: entirely parliamentary and repeatedly in federal government.
- Documented act or statuteLed the federal government's largest party bloc from 2014.
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Straight-line separation across all six axes, out of a maximum of 49.0. Proximity means similarity of stated position, not endorsement and not resemblance in outcome.
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