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Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats
(), commonly known as
Open Vld
or simply as the
VLD
, is a
liberal
and
conservative-liberal
Flemish
political party in Belgium
. The party was created in 1992 from the former
Party for Freedom and Progress
(PVV) and politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under
Guy Verhofstadt
from 1999 until March 2008. Open VLD most recently formed the Federal Government from June 2003 through 2007 (the so-called
purple governments
) with the Flemish
Sp.a
-
Spirit
cartel, the Francophone
Socialist Party
(PS) and
Reformist Movement
(MR).
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