Far-right party named after Trump launched in Belgium

A new far-right francophone political party named after US President Donald Trump is being founded in Belgium in the runup to the country’s 2029 federal and European elections, according to local media.

The party, which is actually called Trump — an acronym for Tous Reunis pour l'Union des Mouvements Populistes (All United for the Union of Populist Movements) — is presented by its leadership as the continuation of the recently dissolved Chez Nous movement and, more broadly, Belgium’s former National Front.

The party’s formation was first reported by Brussels-based news outlet Bruzz.

Salvatore Nicotra, former National Front chair, heads the new movement.

Nicotra said naming the party after Trump was intentional. “Donald Trump is the symbol of populism. He immediately shows what we stand for,” he told Bruzz, describing the movement as a “right-wing populist party with a social dimension”.