Belgian leaders struggle to keep far-right Flemish Bloc out of government

AP Worldstream | June 14, 2004| | Copyright

NAOMI KOPPEL, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
06-14-2004
Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium
Belgian political leaders were determined Monday to deny a far-right party a role in government, a day after it posted major gains in regional elections.

The Flemish Bloc took 24 percent of the votes in elections for the regional assembly in Flanders, Belgium's economically dominant north. That was up from 19.9 percent in the general election of 2003.

With 32 seats it is now the second-largest party in the 124-seat assembly, just behind the Christian Democrats but ahead of the Liberals of Prime Minister ...

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