Belgian elections 25th May, 2014

[GAworth]

It is impressive to me that the FDF got 13% in Brussels, I lived there for a short time back in 2012 and they were becoming a force, but I still can't believe they have become that strong, said to see the polarization continue.
Also, anyone know the results by region in Brussels, particularly Uccle or Ixelles?

[GAworth]

It is impressive to me that the FDF got 13% in Brussels, I lived there for a short time back in 2012 and they were becoming a force, but I still can't believe they have become that strong, said to see the polarization continue.
Also, anyone know the results by region in Brussels, particularly Uccle or Ixelles?

The election results website of the Belgian government has all the results:

http://polling2014.belgium.be/en/cha/results/results_start.html

Thanks. I am stunned that the FDF got 17% in Ixelles, that is quite impressive.

[GAworth]

It is impressive to me that the FDF got 13% in Brussels, I lived there for a short time back in 2012 and they were becoming a force, but I still can't believe they have become that strong, said to see the polarization continue.
Also, anyone know the results by region in Brussels, particularly Uccle or Ixelles?

FDF are the only reason MR won in BHV in  2007. That was a pretty shocking election result considering Brussels' working class districts made it a PS stronghold for many a year. When scission of BHV was discussed pretty much any free minded centre-left voter who didn't want to end up in Flanders voted for them.

I think today Bruxselwa are really feeling hard done by by their parents - and in particular its surrounding provinces Walloon and Flemish Brabant - who constantly dump sh**t on them like the Zaventem flight plan and the fact that people who live in low-tax areas like the two Brabants work in Brussels, clogged up their roads and paid nothing to the Brussels regional government for it. Once FDF divorced itself from MR it was allowed to criticise the party's constant favoritism towards the Brabant Wallon elite (without which MR would be nowhere near the scores they are currently getting) and the suggestion that Brussels could become ''The Berlin of Belgium'' co-governed by two outside powers that Bruxselwa refuse to associate themselves with : Flanders and Wallonia. Even if Maingain wants closer ties with Wallonia, he isn't afraid to criticise the status quo in both regions.

Also, FDF presented itself as a centrist and social liberal alternative. The other centrists CDH (usually quite strong in places like Ixelles) lost a good deal of support due to the Wathelet flight plan. I know many students (those with critical minds and that don't vote for their parents' pillar) who deserted the 3 traditional parties for either FDF or PTB-Go! because their socio-economic plans actually offered something interesting yet feasable.

I voted FDF because I hate modern Flemish nationalism and I hate the 3 traditional parties. Because I live in Brabant Wallon (but consider myself as Bruxselwa) I wasn't going to waste my vote on PTB. It's like Chabrol's favorite line when it comes to politics : ''Je vote Communiste á Neuilly''

By the way: Do there exist any polls, asking the Wallons to choose betweem an independent Wallonia or being part of France?

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattachisme#Situation_actuelle_dans_l.27opinion

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That's only in case Belgium collapses. We have the RWF party which is rattachiste and it gets a token 3% every election day from the hardline francophiles.. 

Magnette (PS president) actually suggested that Wallonia could be part of a Federal Germany provided they receive full linguistic rights.  Considering the strong links between the two PSs that is a big statement.

Thanks for that, greatly appreciated.