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The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state , and the prime minister of Belgium is the head of government , in a multi-party system .
Belgium is a federal state with a multi-party political system, with numerous parties who factually have no chance of gaining power alone, and therefore must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Vast political differences in opinion between largest (N-VA) and second largest (Vooruit) Flemish parties. Vooruit president Melissa Depraetere has stated that her party may refuse to be part of a government including MR president George-Louis Bouchez, citing issues with his "disloyalty" to the incumbent Vivaldi government.
The Federal Government of Belgium (Dutch: Federale regering; French: Gouvernement fédéral; German: Föderalregierung) exercises executive power in the Kingdom of Belgium. It consists of ministers and secretary of state ("junior", or deputy-ministers who do not sit in the Council of Ministers) drawn from the political parties which form the ...
Belgium's political institutions are complex; most political power rests on representation of the main cultural communities. [62] Since about 1970, the significant national Belgian political parties have split into distinct components that mainly represent the political and linguistic interests of these communities. [63]
The method of election, the elected bodies, and the political party system have changed drastically since the founding of Belgium in 1830. At first, there were only municipal, provincial and national elections with only few people being able to vote on the national level. Over time, voting rights were extended and eventually made compulsory. In ...
The Federal Parliament (Dutch: Federaal Parlement; [a] French: Parlement fédéral; [b] German: Föderales Parlament [c]) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium.It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).
The Flemish Government is the executive branch of both the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community.. The coalition replaced the Jambon Government following the 2024 Belgian federal election and again consisted of three parties, together having a narrow majority of 65 seats out of 124 seats total.