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De Wever government formed, 2025
Bart De Wever, an N-VA founder, became the first Flemish nationalist Prime Minister of Belgium at the head of a five-party "Arizona coalition".
What happened
Following the June 2024 federal and regional elections, in which N-VA and Vlaams Belang each became the largest party in the Flemish Parliament, a five-party coalition — N-VA, Forward, CD&V, MR and Les Engagés — was sworn in on 3 February 2025 under Prime Minister Bart De Wever, an N-VA co-founder and its leader from 2004 to 2025.[1][2][3][4]
The coalition is nicknamed "Arizona" after the US state flag's colours, matched to the traditional colours of the Belgian political families represented: yellow for Flemish nationalists, blue for liberals, and orange for Christian democrats.[5] De Wever became the first Flemish nationalist to hold the office of Prime Minister of Belgium.[3]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: At the federal election of 9 June 2024, N-VA won 24 of the Chamber of Representatives' 150 seats and Vlaams Belang won 20 seats, on a turnout of 88.45%.
- 2024 Belgian federal election (Wikipedia) link, results table. Source record
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Claim: At the same-day Flemish Parliament election, N-VA and Vlaams Belang tied for the largest party, each winning 31 of 124 seats, with 23.88% and 22.66% of the vote respectively.
- 2024 Belgian regional elections (Wikipedia) link, results table. Source record
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Claim: On 3 February 2025, Bart De Wever was sworn in as Prime Minister of Belgium at the head of a five-party coalition — N-VA, Forward, CD&V, MR and Les Engagés, nicknamed the "Arizona coalition" — becoming the first Flemish nationalist to hold the office.
- De Wever government (Wikipedia) link, Formation and swearing-in. Source record
- Bart De Wever (Wikipedia) link, summary of becoming Prime Minister. Source record
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Claim: Bart De Wever, an N-VA co-founder, led the party from 2004 to 2025.
- Bart De Wever (Wikipedia) link, Political career section. Source record
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Claim: The coalition's "Arizona" nickname derives from the US state flag's colours, matched to the traditional colours of the Belgian political families in the coalition: yellow for Flemish nationalists, blue for liberals, and orange for Christian democrats.
- De Wever government (Wikipedia) link, Naming section. Source record