Early results from Belgium's general election on Sunday showed the Flemish separatist NVA party enjoying unprecedented support, heightening fears of a move towards splitting the nation.
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The first results from Dutch-speaking Flanders, Belgium's richer north, showed the NVA, led by 39-year-old Bart De Wever, winning between 23 percent and 32 percent of the Flemish vote.
If those kind of figures are reflected throughout Flanders, the separatists would become the biggest party in the region, raising francophone fears of moves to a split and making the formation of any coalition government very difficult. |