BRUSSELS - While the EU is gearing up for election season, Belgium is preparing for its own regional and federal elections all scheduled for 9 June — with analysts warning about a potential deadlock due to the surge of the far-right.
Like in Europe more generally, the far-right has been gaining steadily in the polls, specifically in Dutch-speaking Flanders.
A simple reprisal of the current so-called 'Vivaldi' government, a grand coalition of centrist parties, is increasingly unlikely as several governing partners stand to lose significantly in the polls.
