have since been adopted by the main parties. International relations In the European Parliament, the party has generally been part of the Non-Inscrits. In 2007, the party was however part of the short-lived European Parliament group Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty alongside parties such as the French National Front. The party has also had some contacts with the Freedom Party of Austria, the Italian Northern League, the Dutch Forum for Democracy, the Danish People's Party, the Slovak National Party, the now-defunct German Freedom Party, and the Sweden Democrats. In 2007, the party hosted the second international counter-jihad conference in the European and Flemish Parliaments in Brussels together with Edward "Ned" May of the blog Gates of Vienna, which brought together many counter-jihad ideologues and activists including Bat Ye'or, Pamela Geller, Robert B. Spencer, Gerard Batten, Hans Jansen, Andrew G. Bostom and Lars Hedegaard. In the ninth European Parliament, the party sits with France's National Rally, Italy's Lega Nord, the Dutch Forum for Democracy, the Freedom Party of Austria, Alternative for Germany, the Finns Party and the Conservative People's Party of Estonia in the Identity and Democracy parliamentary group. Outside the EU, it has ties to the Israeli Likud, the Swiss People's Party, South Africa's Freedom Front Plus, the US Republican Party, and United Russia. Party chairmen 2004−2008: Frank Vanhecke 2008−2012: Bruno Valkeniers 2012−2014: Gerolf Annemans 2014−present: Tom Van Grieken Faction leaders Party chairman: Tom Van Grieken Chamber of Representatives: Barbara Pas Senate: Guy D'haeseleer Flemish Parliament: Chris Janssens European Parliament: Gerolf Annemans Brussels Parliament: Dominiek Lootens-Stael Electoral results Note that the results also include those of the former Vlaams Blok. Chamber of Representatives Senate Regional Brussels Parliament Flemish Parliament European Parliament Representation European politics VB holds three seats in the ninth European Parliament (2019–2024) for the Dutch-speaking electoral college. Federal politics Flemish Parliament Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region References Bibliography External links La face cachee du Vlaams Blok (The Hidden Face of the Vlaams Blok): RTBF documentary about the Vlaams Blok made in 2004 News articles BBC News: Blow to Belgium's far right 9 November 2004 The Telegraph: Flemish party banned as racist by Belgium's high court 10 November 2004. TIME: Life On The Front Lines: In Antwerp, the far right is facing off against muslims. Who's winning? Vol.165 No.9 | February 28, 2005. Haaretz: Between Haider and a Hard Place - Wednesday 31 August 2005 Eurosceptic parties in Belgium Flemish