Christian Flemish People's Union

Christian Flemish People's Union
Founded	1946
Succeeded by	Volksunie
Ideology	Flemish nationalism
Political position	Right-wing
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The Christian Flemish People's Union (Dutch: Christelijke Vlaamse Volksunie, CVV) was a Flemish nationalist political party in Belgium.

History

In the 1954 general elections the party received 3.9% of the Flemish vote,^[1] winning a single seat in the Chamber of Representatives.^[2] The party was dissolved when the People's Union was formed on 21 November 1954.^[1]

1 2 Cas Mudde (2002) The Ideology of the Extreme Right, Manchester University Press, p83
↑ Results Belgian Elections

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (33) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (18) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (14) Socialist Party Different (sp.a) (13) Green (Groen) (6) Flemish Interest (VB) (3)

Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD) NEE Red! ROSSEM Union of Francophones (UF)*

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (23) Reformist Movement (MR) (20) Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) (9) Ecolo (6) DéFI (formerly FDF) (2) People's Party (PP) (1)

Minor	Communist Party Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW)

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (2)

Minor	Belgian Union (BUB) Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Vivant

German-speaking

Former notable

Communist Party (1921/1989–2009)
Flemish National Union (VNV) (1933–1944)
Front Party (1919–1933)
National Front (1985–2012)
People's Union (1954–2001)

Rexist Party (1930–1945)

The numbers are seats in the Chamber of Representatives (150) — * Technically French-speaking but competes in Flemish elections

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