▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁regional ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁to ▁choose ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁coun c ils ▁of ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁Wal lo on ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁Br uss els ▁Parliament ▁and ▁the ▁German - spe aking ▁Community ▁of ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁European ▁elections . ▁ ▁F lem ish ▁Parliament ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁Parliament ▁election , ▁the ▁liberal - social ist ▁government ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁test . ▁The ▁far ▁right ▁V la ams ▁Blo k ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁party ▁in ▁Fland ers ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁al liance ▁of ▁conserv atives ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁and ▁F lem ish - New ▁F lem ish ▁Alliance ▁( CD & V ▁- ▁N - VA ). ▁The ▁green ▁party ▁Gro en ! ▁managed ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁and ▁keeps ▁half ▁of ▁their ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁parliament . ▁In ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁election , ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Union ▁( V U - ID ) ▁has ▁split ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁parties , ▁N - VA ▁and ▁Spirit , ▁al lied ▁with ▁CD & V ▁and ▁D ifferent ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( SP . A ) ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁cord on ▁san itaire ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁parties ▁against ▁V la ams ▁Blo k , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁parties ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁formed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁F lem