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Open VLD

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Anders (political party).
2007 elections
Before the 2007 general election, the VLD participated in a cartel with Vivant and Liberal Appeal. In February 2007, it decided to cease the cartel and start operating under the name Open VLD. On 10 June 2007, Open VLD won 18 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and five out of 40 seats in the Senate.