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 | | The largest parties in the Chamber are the Flemish Liberal Party (VLD), 23 seats; the Flemish Christian Democratic party (CDandV), 22 seats; the Francophone Socialist Party (PS), 19 seats; the Francophone Liberal Party (MR), 18 seats; the right-wing Vlaams Blok Party, 15 seats; and the Flemish Socialist Party (SP.A), 14 seats. |
 | | The present government is a coalition of the Flemish Liberal Party (VLD), the Francophone Liberal Party (MR), the Flemish Socialist Party (SP.A), the Francophone Socialist Party (PS), the Flemish Green Party (AGALEV), and the Francophone Green Party (ECOLO). |
 | | A postwar phenomenon in Belgium was the emergence of linguistic parties whose only reason for existence was the defense of the cultural, political, and economic interests of one of the linguistic groups or regions of Belgian society. |
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