Voting rights in Belgium
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The duty to vote in Belgium belongs to all adult Belgians. EU citizens can vote in European and municipal elections. Other foreigners have local voting rights when they have lived in the country for m
Scene of the September Days 1830 on the Grand Place in Brussels is a painting by the Belgian painter Gustave Wappers. It shows the moment when the Belgian Declaration of Independence is read to the people of Brussels.
Troops of the paramilitary Garde Civique fire on strikers near Mons on 17 April 1893.
Senate (Belgium)
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The Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament
Voting rights in Belgium
…all women could participate in parliamentary elections for the first time. Women still remained underrepresented in the Chamber of Representatives and Senate relative to their share of the population. To reverse this situation, a system of affirmative action through gender quotas was introduced that stated…
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The Palace of the Nation in Brussels, home to both Chambers of the Federal Parliament of Belgium
Seat of the president of the Senate