A Belgian court outlawed one of Europe’s largest far-right political parties. The court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that found the far-right Vlaams Blok party guilty of racism. The charge, based on the party’s platform calling for the repatriation of immigrants in Belgium, places the Vlaams Blok in breach of the country’s Constitution.
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