Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP). It is a centre-right Flemish Christian Democratic party. It was in power until 1999. As of mid-2003 it has been led by Yves Leterme, and before that was led by Stefaan De Clerck. Despite its optimistic predictions, it came third in the 2003 elections, coming behind the VLD and the SP.a-Spirit cartel. Much of its predominantly rural support was taken by the nationalistic Vlaams Blok, who are widely regarded by others as neo-Nazis. CD&V now leads the opposition to Guy Verhofstadt.
