Political parties in Flanders a majority. Therefore, parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Most current Flemish parties grew from the main political parties that for long dominated Belgian politics: the Catholic Party (Church-oriented and conservative), the Liberal Party (anti-clerical and progressive) and the Socialist Party. These three groups still dominate Flemish politics, but they have evolved substantially in character. In the 21st century however, conservative nationalist parties such as Vlaams Blok/Belang and especially the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) which became the largest party in 2010, were successful and broke the domination of the traditional catholic, liberal and socialist parties. The
Table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation Table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation The majority of major political parties in Europe have aligned themselves into one of the pan-European political organisations listed below. 13 of these organisations have been legally recognized by the European Union as political parties at the European level: The Nordic Green Left Alliance is a transnational federation of parties, not a pan-European political party "per se", but it articulates a broadly uniform ideology and its membership is exclusive to it. As such, it is treated akin to one here. Parties represented in national parliaments or the European Parliament are generally