 The 1930s also saw the growth of several authoritarian and fascist political parties in both Wallonia and Flanders . In the 1936 elections , one of these , the French @-@ speaking Rexist party , gained 11 @.@ 6 percent of the national vote . By 1939 however , extremist parties lost many of the seats that they had previously gained in new elections and political stability seemed to be returning . 
