Preview of elections in Belgium that could split the country

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SHOTLIST Gent - 6 June 2010 1. Wide exterior of the Capitole conference centre in Gent where the NVA (New Flemish Alliance) is holding a meeting 2. Pan from audience to NVA leader Bart de Wever talking to journalists inside conference centre 3. Pan from journalists to de Wever sitting in conference centre 4. Pan of crowd holding supportive signs, Flemish and EU flags 5. NVA signs held by supporters 6. Zoom in to de Wever on stage to address the crowd 7. NVA logo, a Flemish Lion instead of star on European Flag 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Bart de Wever, NVA leader: "We do not believe in a revolution. We believe in an evolution towards Flanders, which is our own democracy, but on the other end towards Europe, which has to take all the competence on the large scale. So it is a double evolution, not a revolution; we don't believe that we are going to split up this country in one day or one evening; it will be a slow, gradual, but certain evolution." Wezenbeek - 7 May 2008 9. Medium of street directional signs with French spray-painted 10. Various of signs with French blacked out 11. Exterior of building with graffiti 12. Tilt down of graffiti Brussels - 4 June 2010 13. Zoom out of Carl Devos, political analyst walking 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Carl Devos, political analyst: "Well what is at stake is not really the end of Belgium, because even in Flanders there isn't a majority of people who want Flanders to be independent. But the central question is: how will Flanders and Wallonia live together? What kind of federation will we be? Will Belgium be able to solve problems like the budget deficit and the reform of the labour market together or not? If not, it means that the instability that we have witnessed in the past few years will simply continue." 15. Medium of Devos talking to journalist 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Carl Devos, political analyst: "It's a little bit strange but even those voters voting for an independent party don't really even want the end of Belgium. They want a big reform of the state, giving more powers and responsibility and money to the regions, but that does not mean that they want the end of Belgium." Louvain-la-Neuve - 6 June 2010 17. Pan of MR (Mouvement Reformateur, Francophone liberal party) conference, attendants clapping 18. Zoom in of Didier Reynders, MR party leader 19. Close of MR logo 20. Wide of Didier Reynders during his speech 21. SOUNDBITE (French) Didier Reynders, MR party leader: "The economic debate is the principal debate; it's is what permits us to run our country, to create jobs, to put more into the labour market, and to finance together our needs. To do this, we also must face the debate of the division of the country. I wish simply that, in Flanders and in Brussels, those who hold political responsibility desire to continue to search for a common solution." Brussels - 16 May 2010 22. Wide of demonstration with Belgian flags 23. Medium of man holding sign reading (French) 'Federalism = Separatism' 24. Wide of marchers holding Belgian flags 25. Medium of marchers holding Belgian flags 26. Pan of supporters riding two-way tandem bicycle 27. SOUNDBITE (French) Vox pop, No name given: "Our bike represents the surrealist absurdity of a country who has lived happily together for more than 150 years and may continue to do so with the fundamental notion that we must do what is necessary - we must have dialogue." 28. Medium of protesters as Belgian flag flies over the camera STORYLINE The frontrunner in Belgium's elections this weekend is running on perhaps the ultimate in divisive proposals: the breakup of the nation. Now, Bart De Wever of the centrist New Flemish Alliance is pressing for exactly that. official language in northern Belgium. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/ab39438b70bc87b02b13c0c7892cdf66 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork