Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) is a political
party in
Belgium, formerly called
Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP). It is a centre-right Flemish
Christian Democratic party. It was in power until 1999. As of mid-
2003 it has been led by Yves Leterme, and before that was led by Stefaan De Clerck. Despite its optimistic predictions, it came third in the
2003 elections, coming behind the
VLD and the
SP.a-
Spirit cartel. Much of its predominantly rural support was taken by the
nationalistic Vlaams Blok, who are widely regarded by others as
neo-Nazis. CD&V now leads the opposition to
Guy Verhofstadt. Next
elections, June 2004, they form a cartel with the
N-VA
External link
http://www.cdenv.be