Overview
- Local reporting identifies the movement as a new francophone far-right party led by former Belgian National Front chair Salvatore Nicotra.
- TRUMP is an acronym for Tous Réunis pour l’Union des Mouvements Populistes, chosen to evoke Donald Trump, whom Nicotra called “the ultimate symbol of populism.”
- Organizers describe the party as the successor to Walloon groups Chez Nous and the Belgian National Front, with founders drawn from the NF including Emanuele Licari.
- The party rejects Flemish separatism and presents itself as right-wing populist with a social slant.
- Leaders say they plan to contest federal elections and target the 2029 European Parliament race, with an official public launch scheduled for November 30.