Far-right and far-left surge in Belgian voting poll

Support for far-right and far-left parties has strengthened in parts of Belgium, with Vlaams Belang, a Flemish nationalist far-right party, reaching 27.8% in Flanders, Belgium's Dutch-speaking region, according to an opinion poll published Friday by Belgian media outlets HLN, VTM, Le Soir and RTL.

Vlaams Belang recorded its highest support in the poll since the 2024 elections, according to the survey.

Prime Minister Bart De Wever's New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), a Flemish nationalist conservative party, stood at 23%, followed by coalition partners Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) at 13.3% and Vooruit, a social democratic party, at 12.9%.

The far-left Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA) received 10%, while the Greens (Groen) stood at 6.2% and Anders, a liberal political movement, at 6.1%.

In Wallonia, Belgium's French-speaking region, the Socialist Party (PS) led with 29%, well ahead of the Reform Movement (MR), a liberal party led by Georges-Louis Bouchez, at 20.3%.

PVDA stood at 18.9%, followed by Les Engages, a centrist party, at 17.6%, and Ecolo, the French-speaking green party, at 8.9%.

In Brussels, PVDA led with 21.4%, narrowly ahead of PS at 20.3%.

The MR received 15.5%, while Ecolo and Les Engages stood at 9.9% and 9.5%, respectively.

DeFI, a French-speaking liberal and regionalist party, received 5.2%.