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POWER SHARING Ethnic composition of Belgium 59 % belong to Flemish Region (Dutch Speaking) 40 % belong to Wallonia Region (French Speaking) Remaining 1% Belgians speak German In the capital city Brussels, 80 per cent people speak French while 20 per cent are Dutch-speaking Ethnic composition resulting in Problems The minority French-speaking community was relatively rich and powerful. This was resented by the Dutch-speaking community who got the benefit of economic development and education much later. The tension between the two communities was more acute in Brussels. Brussels presented a special problem: the Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital. Policy of Accomodation in Belgium Central Govt Const. prescribes - number of Dutch & French speaking ministers shall be equal in central govt. Some special laws require the support of majority of members from each linguistic group. Thus, no single community can make decisions UNILATERALLY. State Govt Many powers of the central govt. have been given to state govts. of the 2 regions of the country. The state govts in the Wallonia and the Flemish regions are not subordinate to the Central Govt. Govt in Brussels Brussels has a separate govt. in which both the communities have EQUAL representation. The French-speaking people accepted equal representation in Brussels because the Dutchspeaking community has accepted equal representation in the Central Govt. Community Govt ( 3rd kind ...
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