Rita De Bont (born 29 July 1954 in

Vilvoorde Vilvoorde (; ; ; historically known as ''Filford'' in English) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (''arrondissement'') of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Bra ...

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) is a Belgian politician of the

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(a party of the far right that advocates Flemish independence). She was a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 2007 to 2014, representing

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, online edition, retrieved 10 November 2012

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