Belgium - June 2024
Belgium holds regional, federal and European Parliament elections
On 9 June, voters elected regional and federal parliaments, and Belgium’s members of the European Parliament. Right-leaning, reformist parties gained more support over the far right and far left. The right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) remained the largest group in the Federal Parliament with 24 seats, followed by the Francophone liberal Reformist Movement (MR) and the far-right Vlaams Belang, both holding 20 seats. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo’s Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD) party dropped from twelve to seven seats. De Croo resigned but will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new coalition is formed. Voter turnout for the federal elections was 87.4 per cent, down from 88.3 per cent in 2019, with a record 12.5 per cent abstaining.
Sources: Brussels Times (1), Brussels Times (2), Euronews, Federal Public Services Home Affairs, Politico, International IDEA
