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Belgium’s right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) leader Bart De Wever will lead a five-party coalition government, marking the first time a nationalist will hold the position of prime minister.

The coalition, which excludes the far-right Vlaams Belang party, holds an 81-seat majority in Belgium’s 150-seat parliament.

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      13 hours ago

      Privatizing public health care. Changing our federal structure to confederalism. No more money transfers to the poorer southern region, which also happens to speak a different language. Identity politics.

      • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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        I know nothing about the internal workings of Belgium but those all sound like awful policies.

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          I think those of us who know better would be surprised to really see how gullible people are when their basest hatred and fear are spoken to.

          I mean, which sociologist was it that said humans seem to go through about a 70-80year fascism cycle? And here we are, proving them right.