Flemish want reform, not division

The Flemish separists may have won the parliamentary elections but that doesn't mean Belgium will be divided, writes the daily Le Soir: "People were talking yesterday of an earthquake, an unparalleled event in the history of Belgium. And it's true, these are historic times. Nevertheless this incontestable victory has its limits, imposed by its very scale. The Flemish who voted for Bart De Wever and allowed him to accede to power in this way did not mandate him to slice the country in half - at least not yet - or to announce the immediate independence of Flanders. They are above all sending a loud signal to the Francophones and the traditional Flemish parties: reform the country and strengthen the regions. If their message is not separatist, it does express widespread exasperation and is clearly nationalist."

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