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DéFI
Sign in to saveAlso known as FDF, Front démocratique des francophones, Fédéralistes démocrates francophones, Front democratique des francophones, Federalistes democrates francophones, Francophone Democratic Federalists, Démocrate Fédéraliste Indépendant, Democratic Front of Francophones
DéFI (), a backronym of Démocrate fédéraliste indépendant () is a regionalist and social-liberal political party in Belgium mainly known for defending French-speakers' interests in and near the Brussels region. Founded in 1964, the party is led by Sophie Rohonyi, a former member of the Chamber of Representatives. The party's current name, DéFI or Défi, was adopted in 2016 and is a backronym of Démocrate, Fédéraliste, Indépendant () meaning "challenge" in French.
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- DéFI
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- DéFI
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- President
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- Sophie Rohonyi
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- 11 May 1964 ()
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- Chaussée de Charleroi 1271060 Brussels
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- Centre to centre-left
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- Chamber of Representatives(French-speaking seats)
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- Senate(French-speaking seats)
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- Walloon Parliament
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- Parliament of the French Community
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- Brussels Parliament(French-speaking seats)
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- European Parliament(French-speaking seats)
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- Belgium
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DéFI (), a backronym of Démocrate fédéraliste indépendant () is a regionalist and social-liberal political party in Belgium mainly known for defending French-speakers' interests in and near the Brussels region. Founded in 1964, the party is led by Sophie Rohonyi, a former member of the Chamber of Representatives. The party's current name, DéFI or Défi, was adopted in 2016 and is a backronym of Démocrate, Fédéraliste, Indépendant () meaning "challenge" in French.
==History== The party was founded as the Democratic Front of Francophones (Front Démocratique des Francophones, FDF) on 11 May 1964 as a response to the language laws of 1962. The party had instant success in Brussels: it first contested parliamentary elections one year later, where it won one senator and 3 seats in the Chamber of Representatives for the constituency of Brussels. Its number of seats increased further in the subsequent parliamentary elections. The party also dominated Brussels' municipal politics until 1982. Antoinette Spaak became the first woman to lead a Belgian political party when she was elected to lead the FDF in 1977.