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Frontpartij
The Frontpartij ( , "Front Party") was a Belgian political party associated with the Flemish Movement. It was active between 1919 and 1934. Originating in the Frontbeweging ( , "Front movement") within the Belgian Army during World War I, the Frontpartij was broadly left-wing and achieved popularity with a localised following, particularly in Ghent. It advocated reforms to improve the status of the Dutch language within Flanders and in national institutions like the military. In contrast to some of its successor movements the party supported democracy and autonomy rather than authoritarianism and Flemish independence.
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The Frontpartij ( , "Front Party") was a Belgian political party associated with the Flemish Movement. It was active between 1919 and 1934. Originating in the Frontbeweging ( , "Front movement") within the Belgian Army during World War I, the Frontpartij was broadly left-wing and achieved popularity with a localised following, particularly in Ghent. It advocated reforms to improve the status of the Dutch language within Flanders and in national institutions like the military. In contrast to some of its successor movements the party supported democracy and autonomy rather than authoritarianism and Flemish independence.
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