If Mr D’haeseleer is successful in convincing another party to work with his list it would mean that the so-called “cordon sanitair” that has been in place around the far-right in Flanders since the breakthrough of what was then Vlaams Blok at the 1991 parliamentary elections will have been breached for the first time.

Under the terms of the “cordon sanitair” all parties refuse to enter into coalitions with the far-right.

In his victory speech Guy D’haeseleer said "Who could have thought that were would end up with 40%. There are currently 8,100 people in Ninove that have given me their support”.

He also looked to the future. “We are going to let a new wind blow through Ninove”.