DéFI

{{Infobox political party

| logo_size = 125

| colorcode = {{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}

| name = DéFI

| native_name =

| abbreviation = DéFI

| logo = DéFI logo 2015.png

| leader1_title = President

| leader1_name = Sophie Rohonyi

| foundation = 11 May 1964 ({{time ago|11 May 1964}})

| headquarters = Chaussée de Charleroi 127
1060 Brussels

| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|

|Regionalism

|Liberalism (Belgian){{refn|}}

|Social liberalism

}}

| position = Centre to centre-right{{refn|{{Cite web | url=https://europeelects.eu/belgium/ | title=Belgium }}{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2014/10/07/kazakhgate-si-la-belgique-a-ete-utilisee-c-est-un-scandale-d-etat_4501746_3224.html|title=" Kazakhgate " : " Si la Belgique a été utilisée, c'est un scandale d'Etat "|newspaper=Le Monde.fr|date=7 October 2014}}{{cite book|author1=Collectif|author2=Petit Futé|author3=Dominique Auzias|author4=Jean-Paul Labourdette|title=Belgique 2014 Petit Futé (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JbjsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA42|year=2014|publisher=Petit Futé|isbn=978-2-7469-7123-3|page=42}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cultures-sante.be/component/k2/item/256-les-couleurs-politiques-en-belgique.html|title=Les couleurs politiques en Belgique|publisher=Cultures&Santé}}}}

| international =

| national =

| european =

| europarl =

| seats1_title = Chamber of Representatives
(French-speaking seats)

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|61|hex={{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}}}

| seats2_title = Senate
(French-speaking seats)

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|24|hex={{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}}}

| seats3_title = Walloon Parliament

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|75|hex={{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}}}

| seats4_title = Parliament of the French Community

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|3|94|hex={{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}}}

| seats5_title = Brussels Parliament
(French-speaking seats)

| seats5 = {{Composition bar|10|72|hex={{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}}}

| seats6_title = European Parliament
(French-speaking seats)

| seats6 = {{Composition bar|0|8|hex={{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}}}

| colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Francophone Democratic Federalists}}|border=darkgray}} Amaranth

| website = {{URL|http://www.defi.eu}}

| country = Belgium

}}

DéFI ({{IPA|fr|defi||LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-défi.wav}}), a backronym of Démocrate fédéraliste indépendant ({{IPA|fr|demɔkʁat fedeʁalist ɛ̃depɑ̃dɑ̃|}}) is a regionalist{{cite book |author1=Régis Dandoy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9-GxAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA54 |title=Regional and National Elections in Western Europe: Territoriality of the Vote in Thirteen Countries |author2=Arjan Schakel |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-137-02544-9 |page=54}}{{cite book |author1=Peter Starke |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BtMQsESYcWwC&pg=PA192 |title=The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis |author2=Alexandra Kaasch |author3=Franca Van Hooren |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-137-31484-0 |page=192}}{{Cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/brussels.html|title=Brussels/Belgium|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2019|website=Parties and Elections in Europe}} and social-liberal political party in Belgium mainly known for defending French-speakers' interests in and near the Brussels region.{{cite book|author=Paul F. State|title=Historical Dictionary of Brussels|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LErne3-05qoC&pg=PA120|year=2004|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6555-6|page=120}}{{cite book|author1=Martin Buxant|author2=Steven Samyn|title=Belgique, un roi sans pays|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IpPkbwZmH28C&pg=PT93|year=2011|publisher=EDI8 - PLON|isbn=978-2-259-21505-3|page=93}} 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 ({{lit|Democratic, Federalist, Independent}}) meaning "challenge" in French.