Abstract
For decades, there has been speculation that Belgium might split. Three models are regarded as being an option: two independent states of Flanders and Wallonia, Wallonia becoming part of France and Flanders joining the Netherlands, or an independent state of Flanders and a region of Wallonia that is affiliated to France. The speculation over division has been given new impetus by the result of the parliamentary elections in Belgium on 13 June 2010. The “New Flemish Alliance” (Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, N-VA) and the radical national party “Flemish Interest” (Vlaams Belang, VB), which both advocate the independence of Flanders in different ways, together won 25.2 % of the vote, and 39 of 150 parliamentary seats in Belgium. However, the N-VA, as an interim solution, is merely demanding a transformation of the federal state into a union of states with a shared monarchy and foreign and security policy.
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