Will Geert Wilders’ victory in the Netherlands be a harbinger of next year’s Belgian elections?

How does Tom van Greeken, head of the Vlaams Belang party, see the future?

According to Van Grecken, the Netherlands has put an end to the “extremist politics of the political elite,” something he also hopes to achieve in Flanders in June 2024. In fact, “we hope to overcome it.”

He says he admires the path Wilders has taken. “He said that the Freedom Party is an explicitly anti-Islamization party, but that concessions must also be made and that there are other challenges.”

The party president realizes that if the cordon is broken, Vlaams Belang will also have to make concessions. “This is the result if you get an executive term. You represent not only your constituents, but the entire country. An ideal should not get in the way of good. You can ask me about my ideals, but if I actually do the good that can be achieved – Social Security “Strong immigration reduction – I’m already a happy president.”

To achieve this, his party must convince government partners. “I hope the N-VA will join us if voters make us the biggest party, but then they have to do their best and roll up their sleeves,” he says. “I want to be a full partner.”