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Anders

Political party from Flanders, Belgium

Also known as Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats · Open VLD · VLD

Founded: 1992
Founded by: Guy Verhofstadt
Headquarters: Brussels
Country: Belgium
Chair: Gwendolyn Rutten(2012–2020)
, Egbert Lachaert(2020–2023)
, Tom Ongena(2023–2026)
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1.3cat.cat/3catinfo/en-directe-eleccions-europees-2024/directe/9370/?minut=303695
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Website: anders.be

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Anders, formerly known as the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium. Politically liberal, the party has been described as centre-right, and has smaller factions within the party that have conservative liberal, as well as social liberal views. The party is a member of the Liberal Group, Renew Europe, and Liberal International. On 19 January 2026, its current name was adopted.

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Member of: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
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1.appf.europa.eu/appf/en/alliance-of-liberals-and-democrats-for-e/products-details/20201022CPU32629
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Liberal International
Political ideology: conservative liberalism
pro-Europeanism
liberalism
neoliberalism
social liberalism
Member count: 63,239(2014)
Color: blue
Political alignment: centre-right
SRGB color hex triplet: 3D35FF
0087DC
Member category: Category:Anders politicians
Social media followers: 50,881(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 21994861
48,559(February 24, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 21994861
45,940(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 21994861
Replaces: Q106241931
Number of seats in assembly: 7(April 1, 2025) legislative body: Chamber of Representatives
5(April 1, 2025) legislative body: Senate of Belgium
1(April 9, 2025) legislative body: European Parliament · legislative term: Tenth European Parliament
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1.“Full list”europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/full-list/allRetrieved 2025-04-09
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Official name: Vlaamse liberalen en Democraten, Partij van de Burger
Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten(until 2026)
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1.“Politiek - Open VLD heeft een nieuwe naam: 'Anders' | VRT NWS: nieuws”vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/liveblog/open-vld-heeft-een-nieuwe-naam-anders~1764248864904/Retrieved 2026-01-19
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Anders(since 2026)
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1.“Politiek - Open VLD heeft een nieuwe naam: 'Anders' | VRT NWS: nieuws”vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/liveblog/open-vld-heeft-een-nieuwe-naam-anders~1764248864904/Retrieved 2026-01-19
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Short name: VLD - Partij van de Burger
Open VLD(until 2026)
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1.“Politiek - Open VLD heeft een nieuwe naam: 'Anders' | VRT NWS: nieuws”vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/liveblog/open-vld-heeft-een-nieuwe-naam-anders~1764248864904/Retrieved 2026-01-19
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