ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM
• GAIN BY SOCIALISTS CATHOLIC PARTY WEAKER SUCCESS OF NEW FACTION (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. May 26, 9.30 a.m.) BRUSSELS, May 25. The general election resulted in the Rexists, a new Fascist organisation aiming at the reform of political life, gaining several seats from the Catholics, formerly .the biggest party in the Chamber, in which Socialists are now most important, despite losing three seats to the Communists. The state of the parties is:— Socialists 70 Catholics ,-63 Liberals 23 Rexists • 21 Flemish Nationalists 16 Communists 9 The Catholics lost 16 seats. Flemish Nationalists gained eight seats, and Communists six. The Rexists, whose leader is the free-lance, M. de Grelle, nicknamed “Peacock,” demand a clean-up of national politics. Although they are denounced as Fascists, they do not possess a militant organisation. M. Paul Hymans was defeated for Brussels, It is expected that the historic burgomaster of Brussels, M. Adolphe Max, will sacriflcially resign in his favour.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 5
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