European Parliament Elections in Belgium - European Parliament Election, 2009, European Parliament Election, 1984, European Parliament Election (Paperback)

Chapters: European Parliament Election, 2009, European Parliament Election, 1984, European Parliament Election, 1979, European Parliament Election, 1999, European Parliament Election, 1994, European Parliament Election, 2004, European Parliament Election, 1989. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The European Parliament election of 2009 in Belgium was on Sunday 7 June 2009 and was the election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament. The elections were on the same day as regional elections to the Flemish Parliament, Walloon Parliament, Brussels Parliament and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. As a result of the Treaty of Nice - that became active in November 2004 - the number of Belgian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 24 (in 2004) to 22 delegates: 13 delegates were elected by the Dutch-speaking Electoral College, 8 delegates by the Francophone Electoral College and 1 by the German-speaking Electoral College. Source: European Parliament Elections 2009 in Belgium Turnout across Belgium was 7,014,415, representing 90.39% of the electorate. A total of 6,571,802 valid votes were cast. Generally in Belgium, residents of Flanders can only vote for a party list that runs in Flanders, and in Wallonia residents may only pick a Walloon list. In practice this means residents will only be ably to vote for a party representing the official language group of the region. (French-speakers in Flanders have, however, joined up in the cross-party Union des Francophones with one seat in the Flemish Parliament). In the capital Brussels, which is officially bilingual but mainly inhabited by French-speakers, people can choose either a French- or a Dutch-speaking party list. However, the area surrounding Brussels is part of D...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1512499