New Belgian Front (FNB, , ) is a Belgian

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. The FNB was founded in 1996 by Marguerite Bastien, a former member of the Liberal Reformist Party (''Parti réformateur libéral'') and a candidate for the National Front (''Front National'') in the 1995 elections, but she was expelled from that party somewhat later. In 1999 Bastien was elected to the

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. She was expelled from the party though in 2001, and sat her term out as an independent. Two other members of the party were elected to the

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in 2000. Currently the party is led by François-Xavier Robert.

Platform

The platform of the FNB is nationalist, with anti-immigration and law and order themes.

External links

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www.fnb.be
* {{in lang, fr}
www.fnb.to
Francophone political parties in Belgium Far-right political parties in Belgium