Christian Flemish People's Union

The Christian Flemish People's Union (Dutch: Christelijke Vlaamse Volksunie, CVV) was an electoral alliance sympathetic to the Flemish Movement which stood at the 1954 general elections in Belgium.

Christian Flemish People's Union Christelijke Vlaamse Volksunie
Founded	1954
Succeeded by	Volksunie
Ideology	Flemish nationalism Christian democracy
Political position	Right-wing
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History

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

References

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

Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (25) Flemish Interest (VB) (18) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (12) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (12) Vooruit (Forward) (9) Green (Groen) (8)
Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD)

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (20) Reformist Movement (MR) (14) Ecolo (13) Les Engagés (The Engaged Ones) (5) DéFI (2)
Minor	Liberal Democrats (Belgium) Libertarian Party Nation Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW) Chez nous

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (12)
Minor	Agora Belgian Union (BUB) DierAnimal ISLAM Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Pro Bruxsel Vivant Volt Belgium Communist Party

German-speaking

Former notable

Catholic Party → Christian Social Party (CVP/PSC) (1869–1968)
Labour Party (BWP/POB) → Socialist Party (SP/PS) (1885–1978)
Liberal Party → Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV/PLP) (1846–1992)

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)
Social Liberal Party (SLP/Spirit) (2001–2009)

The numbers are seats in the Chamber of Representatives (150)

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