The National Democracy (French: Démocratie Nationale, pronounced [demɔkʁasi nɑsjɔnal]) is a francophone Belgian far-right[2] political party.
The DN was established by Daniel Féret, a former member of Jeune Europe who subsequently was active with the populist Union démocratique du travail [fr].
[4] The party's ideology soon became one of ultra-nationalism, xenophobia, racism and anti-Flemish sentiment, combined with a strong support for neo-liberal economics.
In 1989 a number of PFN members switched to the FN due to internal difficulties in their party and as a result the FN again shifted policy, abandoning its earlier pro-NATO stance in favour opposition to both the USA and the Soviet Union.
[6] Despite these successes the DN was in a state of turmoil due to personality clashes and internal ideological differences, precipitating a long court case between two factions, both claiming use of the FN name.