2019 Belgian General Election
26 May 2019 · The federal era · 150 seats, 76 for a majority
The far right-wing Vlaams Belang (VB) saw a resurgence in Flanders, and with the New Flemish Alliance (NVA), parties subscribing to Flemish separatism and nationalism obtained nearly 50% of the vote in Flanders. The Belgian coalition of N-VA, CD&V, MR and Open VLD lost more than a quarter of its seats, the worst government punishment in 20 years.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Alexander De Croo
Open Vld
Largest force
New Flemish Alliance
25 of 150 seats
Turnout
88.4%
The result
| Share of the Chamber of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Flemish Alliance | — | 25 | -8 | 1,086,787 | 25.6% | — | |
| Vlaams Belang | — | 18 | +15 | 810,177 | 19.1% | — | |
| Christian Democratic and Flemish | — | 12 | -6 | 602,520 | 14.2% | — | |
| Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | — | 12 | -2 | 579,334 | 13.6% | — | |
| Socialist Party Different | — | 9 | -4 | 455,034 | 10.7% | — | |
| Groen | — | 8 | +2 | 413,836 | 9.7% | — | |
| Workers' Party of Belgium | — | 3 | +3 | 236,897 | 5.6% | — |
63 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.