Complex sentence: The Flemish Parliament was elected directly for the first time in 1995, before 1995 the members of the Flemish Parliament were the members of the Dutch language group of the Federal Parliament of Belgium.
Split into simpler sentences: The Flemish Parliament was elected directly for the first time in 1995. Prior to 1995, the members of the Flemish Parliament were the members of the Dutch language group of the Federal Parliament of Belgium.