▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Social ists . ▁These ▁tal ks ▁resulted ▁in ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁split ▁with ▁Fland ers , ▁Wall onia ▁could ▁become ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁region ▁of ▁France . ▁A ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁daily ▁newspaper ▁Le ▁Fig aro ▁suggests ▁that ▁around ▁half ▁of ▁Wal lo ons ▁and ▁around ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁French ▁Republic ▁citizens ▁favour ▁this ▁plan . ▁Most ▁Wal lo on ▁parties ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁campaign ing ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Republic ▁as ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁crisis ▁but ▁state ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁outcome ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁Belg ium , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁Wal lo on ▁R ally ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁partition ▁and ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Republic ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Belg ian ▁minister ▁for ▁Cl imate ▁and ▁Energy , ▁Paul ▁Mag net te , ▁also ▁suggested ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁Wall onia ▁into ▁Germany ▁instead ▁of ▁France ▁if ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁were ▁to ▁es cal ate . ▁Although ▁over ▁ 7 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁Wal lo on - G erman ▁border ▁speak ▁German ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁language , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Wal lo ons ▁are ▁French ▁speak ers . ▁Thus ▁ar ises ▁the ▁possibility ▁that , ▁if ▁Wall onia ▁had ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁France , ▁the ▁German - spe aking ▁towns ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁absor bed ▁by ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Imp act