Groen (political party)
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President | Nadia Naji and Jeremie Vaneeckhout |
Founded | 1982 |
Headquarters | Van Orleystraat 5-11, 1000 Brussel, Belgium |
Youth wing | Young Green |
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Ideology | Green politics[2] Pacifism Progressivism |
Political position | Centre-left |
Regional affiliation | Socialists, Greens and Democrats[3] |
European affiliation | European Green Party |
International affiliation | Global Greens |
European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
Francophone counterpart | Ecolo |
Colours | Teal |
Chamber of Representatives | 8 / 88 (Flemish seats) |
Senate | 4 / 35 (Flemish seats) |
Flemish Parliament | 14 / 124 |
Brussels Parliament | 4 / 17 (Flemish seats) |
European Parliament | 1 / 12 (Flemish seats) |
Flemish Provincial Councils | 21 / 175 |
Mayors | 1 / 300 |
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Groen (lit. 'Green', [ɣruːn] ), founded as Agalev, is a green[2][4] Flemish political party in Belgium. Its French-speaking equivalent is Ecolo; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.
Political views[edit]
Groen is a progressive Flemish party that, as the name itself suggests, considers environmental and climate policy very important. The party wants to combine this with attention to social justice, equal opportunities, human rights and quality of life. In other words, the party wants to protect the planet, but wants to do so by paying attention to the weakest in society. The party therefore wants good and affordable health care and to tackle poverty. In order to afford these initiatives, the party expect the richest people and the biggest polluters in society to contribute more.[5]
Party history[edit]
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2010 federal election[edit]
Electoral arrondissement | Main candidate | |
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Chamber of Representatives | Antwerp | Meyrem Almaci |
Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde | Tinne Van der Straeten | |
East Flanders | Stefaan Van Hecke | |
Leuven | Eva Brems | |
Limburg | Toon Hermans | |
West Flanders | Wouter De Vriendt | |
Senate | Freya Piryns |
Party chairperson[edit]
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Name | From | Until | Vice-chairperson | |
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1 | Vera Dua | 15 November 2003 | 10 November 2007 | not applicable |
2 | Mieke Vogels | 10 November 2007 | 25 October 2009 | Wouter Van Besien (from 17 May 2008) |
3 | Wouter Van Besien | 25 October 2009 | 15 November 2014 | Björn Rzoska (until 19 January 2013) Elke Van den Brandt (from 19 January 2013) |
4 | Meyrem Almaci | 15 November 2014 | 11 June 2022[6] | Jeremie Vaneeckhout (until 19 October 2019) Dany Neudt (from 19 October 2019) |
5 | Jeremie Vaneeckhout and Nadia Naji | 11 June 2022[7] | Incumbent | to be announced |
Representation[edit]
In this table the election results of Agalev/Groen!/Groen in House of Representatives, Senate and European elections is represented, as well as the results of regional elections for Flanders and Brussels. The party's political leadership is represented as well. If it was part of the governing federal coalition, then its minister is listed.
Year | Belgian Chamber | Belgian Senate | European Parliament | Flemish Parliament | Brussels Parliament | Federal Cabinet | Party president* |
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1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | extra-parliamentary | unknown |
1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | extra-parliamentary | unknown |
1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1982 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1984 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1985 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1986 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1987 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1988 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | opposition | Leo Cox |
1989 | 6 | 3 | 1 | na | 1 | opposition | Leo Cox / Johan Malcorps |
1990 | 6 | 3 | 1 | na | 1 | opposition | Johan Malcorps |
1991 | 7 | 5 | 1 | na | 1 | opposition | Johan Malcorps |
1992 | 7 | 5 | 1 | na | 1 | opposition | Johan Malcorps |
1993 | 7 | 5 | 1 | na | 1 | opposition | Johan Malcorps |
1994 | 7 | 5 | 1 | na | 1 | opposition | Johan Malcorps |
1995 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | opposition | Johan Malcorps / Wilfried Bervoets |
1996 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | opposition | Wilfried Bervoets |
1997 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | opposition | Wilfried Bervoets / Jos Geysels |
1998 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | opposition | Jos Geysels |
1999 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | Magda Aelvoet | Jos Geysels |
2000 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | Magda Aelvoet | Jos Geysels |
2001 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | Magda Aelvoet | Jos Geysels |
2002 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | Magda Aelvoet | Jos Geysels |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | extra-parliamentary | Jos Geysels / Dirk Holemans / Vera Dua |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | extra-parliamentary | Vera Dua |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | extra-parliamentary | Vera Dua |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | extra-parliamentary | Vera Dua |
2007 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | opposition | Vera Dua / Mieke Vogels |
2008 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | opposition | Mieke Vogels |
2009 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | opposition | Mieke Vogels / Wouter Van Besien |
2010 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | opposition | Wouter Van Besien |
2011 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | opposition | Wouter Van Besien |
2012 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | opposition | Wouter Van Besien |
2013 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | opposition | Wouter Van Besien |
2014 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | opposition | Wouter Van Besien |
2015 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | opposition | Meyrem Almaci |
2016 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | opposition | Meyrem Almaci |
2017 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | opposition | Meyrem Almaci |
2019 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | coalition | Meyrem Almaci |
2024 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | TBD | Nadia Naji / Jeremie Vaneeckhout |
Members of the European Parliament[edit]
After the 2004 European Parliament elections, the party has one representative in the European Parliament: Bart Staes. The Green! delegation is part of The Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament. Together with the two MEPs of the Dutch GreenLeft he forms one transnational delegation.
Municipal government[edit]
Green! participates in several municipal governments. The party is especially strong in university cities like Leuven and Ghent.
Electorate[edit]
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The support of Green! has strongly fluctuated recently. It draws most of its support from Flemish voters who do not feel bound to the strong social organizations and pillars. The party is strongest in urban areas with concentrated student populations like Ghent and Leuven.
Green!'s support is distributed in the following way between the electoral districts in the 2014 general election:
Province | Votes (%) 2011 | Result (seats) 2011 | Votes (%) 2014 | Result (seats) 2014 |
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Antwerp | 7.7% | 2 | 9.9% | 2 |
Flemish Brabant | 9.8% | 1 | 8.7% | 1 |
Limburg | 4.8% | 0 | 6.0% | 0 |
East Flanders | 7.4% | 1 | 9.1% | 2 |
West Flanders | 6.3% | 1 | 7.9% | 1 |
Electoral results[edit]
Chamber of Representatives[edit]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government |
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1977 | 2,435 | 0.0 | 0 / 212
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Extra-parliamentary | |
1978 | 5,556 | 0.1 | 0 / 212
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Extra-parliamentary |
1981 | 138,575 | 2.3 | 2 / 212
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Opposition |
1985 | 226,758 | 3.7 | 4 / 212
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Opposition |
1987 | 275,437 | 4.5 | 6 / 212
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Opposition |
1991 | 299,550 | 4.9 | 7 / 212
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Opposition |
1995 | 269,058 | 4.4 | 5 / 150
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Opposition |
1999 | 434,449 | 7.0 | 9 / 150
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Coalition |
2003 | 162,205 | 2.5 | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary |
2007 | 265,828 | 4.0 | 4 / 150
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Opposition |
2010 | 285,989 | 4.4 | 5 / 150
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Opposition |
2014 | 358,947 | 5.3 | 6 / 150
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Opposition |
2019 | 413,836 | 6.1 | 8 / 150
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External support (2020) |
Coalition (2020–) |
Senate[edit]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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1977 | 3,270 | 0.1 | 0 / 106
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1978 | 0 / 106
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1981 | 121,016 | 2.0 | 1 / 106
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1985 | 229,206 | 3.8 | 2 / 106
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1987 | 299,049 | 4.9 | 3 / 105
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1991 | 314,360 | 5.1 | 5 / 70
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1995 | 223,355 | 3.7 | 1 / 40
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1999 | 438,931 | 7.1 | 3 / 40
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2003 | 161,024 | 2.5 | 0 / 40
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2007 | 241,151 | 3.6 | 1 / 40
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2010 | 251,605 | 3.9 | 1 / 40
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Regional[edit]
Brussels Parliament[edit]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government | |
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1989 | 4,821 | 1.1 (#12) | 1 / 75
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1995 | 3,906 | 1.0 (#11) | 0 / 75
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Opposition | |
1999[a] | 13,223 | 21.8 (#4) | 3.1 (#8) | 0 / 75
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Opposition |
2004 | 6,132 | 9.8 (#5) | 1.4 (#10) | 1 / 89
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Opposition |
2009 | 5,806 | 11.2 (#5) | 1.3 (#10) | 2 / 89
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Coalition |
2014 | 9,551 | 17.9 (#5) | 2.1 (#9) | 3 / 89
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Opposition |
2019 | 14,425 | 20.6 (#1) | 3.1 (#7) | 4 / 89
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Coalition |
Flemish Parliament[edit]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government |
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1995 | 267,155 | 7.1 (#6) | 7 / 124
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Opposition | |
1999 | 451,361 | 11.6 (#5) | 12 / 124
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Coalition |
2004 | 308,898 | 7.6 (#5) | 6 / 124
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Opposition |
2009 | 278,211 | 6.8 (#7) | 7 / 124
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Opposition |
2014 | 365,779 | 8.7 (#5) | 10 / 124
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Opposition |
2019 | 428,696 | 10.1 (#5) | 14 / 124
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Opposition |
2024 | 304,688 | 7.17 | 9 / 124
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TBD |
European Parliament[edit]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
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1979 | 77,986 | 2.3 (#5) | 0 / 24
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1984 | 246,712 | 7.1 (#5) | 1 / 24
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1989 | 446,539 | 12.2 (#4) | 1 / 24
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1994 | 396,198 | 10.7 (#5) | 1 / 25
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1999 | 464,042 | 12.0 (#6) | 7.5 | 2 / 25
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2004 | 320,874 | 8.0 (#5) | 4.9 | 1 / 24
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2009 | 322,149 | 7.9 (#6) | 4.9 | 1 / 22
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2014 | 447,391 | 10.6 (#5) | 6.7 | 1 / 21
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2019 | 525,908 | 12.4 (#5) | 7.8 | 1 / 21
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Elected politicians[edit]
Current[edit]
Chamber of Representatives | ||
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Constituency | Name | Notes |
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Meyrem Almaci | |
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Kristof Calvo | |
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Stefaan Van Hecke | |
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Eva Brems | |
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Wouter De Vriendt | |
Senate | ||
Type | Name | Notes |
Directly elected | Freya Piryns | |
Community Senator | Mieke Vogels | |
European Parliament | ||
Type | Name | Notes |
Directly elected | Bart Staes | |
Flemish Parliament | ||
Type | Name | Notes |
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Imade Annouri | |
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Wouter Van Besien | |
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Ingrid Pira | |
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Elke Van den Brandt | |
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Elisabeth Meuleman | |
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Björn Rzoska | |
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Johan Danen | |
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An Moerenhout | |
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Bart Caron |
Provincial councilors
- 2012–2018:
Greet Bockx
Tom Caals
Koen Kerremans
Diederik Vandendriessche
Loes Van Cleemput
Karin Van Hoffelen
Yasmina Beldjoudi
Inge De Bal
Elisabet Dooms
Jan Fiers
Rik Franck
Riet Gillis
Stephan Boogaerts
Luc Debraekeleer
Luc Robijns
Tie Roefs
Sarah Sneyers
Bernadette Stassens
Erik Torbeyns
Alex Colpaert
Herman Lodewyckx
Gerda Schotte
Maarten Tavernier
Past[edit]
Chamber of Representatives
- 1987–1991 (6):
- 1991–1995 (7):
- Magda Aelvoet (until 20 July 1994) → Lodewijk Steenwegen
- Luc Barbé
- Wilfried De Vlieghere
- Vera Dua
- Jos Geysels
- Hugo Van Dienderen
- Mieke Vogels (until 11 January 1995) → Peter Luyten
- 1995–1999 (5):
- 1999–2003 (9):
- Eddy Boutmans (until 12 October 1999) → Leen Laenens
- Anne-Mie Descheemaeker
- Kristien Grauwels
- Simonne Leen
- Fauzaya Talhaoui
- Jef Tavernier (until 28 August 2002) → Liliane De Cock
- Peter Vanhoutte
- Lode Vanoost
- Joos Wauters
- 2007–2010 (4):
- 2010–2014 (5):
Brussels Parliament
- 1989–1995 (1):
- 1999–2004 (1):
- Adelheid Byttebier (until 6 June 2003; replaced Mieke Vogels as Flemish minister) → Anne Van Asbroeck (SP.A)
- 2004–2009 (1):
- 2009–2014 (2):
- Bruno De Lille (became Brussels-Capital Region state secretary) → Elke Van den Brandt
- Annemie Maes
European Parliament
- 1984–1989 (1):
- 1989–1994 (1):
- 1994–1999 (1):
- 1999–2004 (2):
- Patsy Sörensen
- Bart Staes (left Spirit for Groen! in July 2002)
- Luckas Vander Taelen (until 2002) → Jan Dhaene (left Groen! for SP.A in January 2004)
- 2004–2009 (1):
- 2009–2014 (1):
Flemish Parliament
- 1995–1999 (7):
- 1999–2004 (12):
Magda Aelvoet (until 12 July 1999; became federal minister) → Ann De Martelaer
Veerle Declercq
Jos Geysels
Eloi Glorieux
Dirk Holemans
Johan Malcorps
Frans Ramon
Ludo Sannen (until 26 May 2003; replaced Vera Dua as Flemish minister) → Flor Ory (until 17 February 2004) → Ludo Sannen
Jos Stassen
Ria Van Den Heuvel
Jo Vermeulen
Vera Dua (became Flemish minister) → Isabel Vertriest (until 26 May 2003) → Vera Dua
- 2004–2009 (6):
- 2009–2014 (7):
Bart Caron
Elisabeth Meuleman
Dirk Peeters
Hermes Sanctorum
Luckas Vander Taelen
Mieke Vogels
Filip Watteeuw (until 31 December 2012)
Provincial councilors
- 1985–1991:
- Province of Brabant Johan Hamels
- 2006–2012:
See also[edit]
- Ecolo the Walloon (Francophone) green party
- Green party
- Green politics
- List of environmental organizations
References[edit]
- ^ "Open VLD heeft de meeste leden en steekt CD&V voorbij". deredactie.be. 30 October 2014.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Flanders/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.
- ^ "Waar staat Groen voor?" (in Dutch). VRT NWS. 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Meyrem Almaci stopt als voorzitter van Groen: "Het is nu aan andere mensen, dat zal Groen deugd doen"" [Meyrem Almaci quits as president of Groen: "Up to other people now, which will benefit Groen"]. vrtnws. 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Groen heeft nieuw voorzittersduo: Jeremie Vaneeckhout en Nadia Naji halen het in de eerste stemronde" [Groen has new presidential duo: Jeremie Vaneeckhout and Nadia Naji win already in first round of elections]. vrtnws. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
External links[edit]
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