Politics of Belgium
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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 i
Palace of the Nation, Brussels
Election billboard in Leuven for the 2024 Belgian elections.
Headquarters of the Parti Socialiste (PS) in Brussels, in 2006.
Tom Van Grieken (Vlaams Belang) on stage with French far-right politician Marine Le Pen during a convention in 2015.
Belgian Federal Parliament
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The Federal Parliament is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate. It sits in the Palace of the Nation in the centre of the nation's capital,
Politics of Belgium
…the resignation of a cabinet. In conditions where there is a "constructive vote of no-confidence," the government has to resign and the lower house of Parliament proposes a new prime minister to the king. The king is also seen as playing a symbolic unifying role, representing a common national Belgian identity…
Palais de la Nation
A view of the Palace of the Nation in the 1890s