Power Sharing in Belgium


 
 
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Power Sharing in Belgium

Power sharing among the three organs of state viz., Legislature, Executive and Judiciary is very important for the proper functioning of the democracy. The idea of power sharing has emerged in opposition to the notions of undivided political power. In a democracy, everyone has a voice in the shaping of public policies. To understand how democracies handle demands for power sharing, here, we are discussing the forms of power sharing in Belgium and Sri Lanka.

Belgium: Belgium is a federal state in Western Europe. It is smaller in area than the state of Haryana. It has borders with the Netherlands, France, Germany and Luxembourg.

  • It has a population of a little over one crore which is about half of the population of Haryana.
  • Its Ethnic composition is very complex. Out of the total population of the country, 59% live in the Flemish region and speak Dutch language. Other 40% people live in the Wallonia region and speak French.
  • The remaining 1 % speak German. The capital of Belgium is Brussels, where 80% people speak French, while 20% are Dutch speaking.
  • The minority French speaking community was relatively rich and powerful. This made the Dutch speaking community angry who got the benefit of economic development and education much later.
  • Ethnic : A social division asked on shared culture . People belonging to the same ethnic group believe in their common descent because of similarities of physical type of culture or both . They need not always have the same religion or nationality.

    Flemish : Of or relating to flanders, its people or their language . 

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    Question : 1

    Headquarters of European Union is in ______________

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 2

    Dutch speaking community belongs to ______________

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3

    Brussels presented a special problem : What was it ?

    Right Option : B
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