Vlaams Belang

Vlaams Belang is a Flem­ish nation­al­ist and right-wing pop­ulist polit­i­cal par­ty in Bel­gium, formed in 2004 as the suc­ces­sor to the banned Vlaams Blok. The par­ty cham­pi­ons Flem­ish inde­pen­dence, strict immi­gra­tion con­trol, and oppo­si­tion to mul­ti­cul­tur­al­ism while empha­siz­ing the defence of tra­di­tion­al cul­tur­al iden­ti­ty and nation­al sov­er­eign­ty. As it grew, Vlaams Belang attempt­ed to mod­er­ate its image—toning down rhetoric in some areas—without aban­don­ing its core nation­al­ist agen­da. It has become a sig­nif­i­cant force in Flan­ders, influ­enc­ing pub­lic debate even though it is large­ly exclud­ed from gov­ern­ing coali­tions. In recent years, the par­ty has become more explic­it­ly aligned with nation­al con­ser­v­a­tive cur­rents in Europe, empha­siz­ing themes of sov­er­eign­ty, cul­tur­al con­ti­nu­ity, and skep­ti­cism toward supra­na­tion­al institutions.

Sources:
Vlaams Belang – Wikipedia
Not in Pow­er, but Shap­ing It: The Ascent of Vlaams Belang
The Vlaams Belang: A Mass Par­ty of the 21st Century