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	Elections in Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The regional parliaments are elected every five years, and their elections coincide with those for the European Parliament.
		Elections for the members of Belgium's municipal and provincial councils are held every six.
		The next municipal and provincial elections in 2006 and the next general election will be in 2007, the next regional elections are expected in 2009.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Belgium (489 words)

	Belgian Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the center of Europe, it consists of 3 large language groups: Dutch speaking Belgians or Flemings (north Belgians, about 59% of the population), French speaking Belgians or Walloons (south Belgians, about 40% of the population), and German speaking Belgians (East Belgians, about 1% of the population).
		The Belgian Union is a centrist party for reconciliation between the language groups, promoting multilingualism, and 1 government and 1 parliament for all Belgians without the division by language (which they consider as racist as a division by skin colour).
		They are the only party defending this, all other Belgian parties have, together with the creation of the federal states, been split on a language basis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belgische_Unie/Union_Belge (408 words)

	Belgian general election, 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The May 18, 2003 Belgian general elections were the first Belgian elections to be held under a new electoral code.
		The fact that Elio di Rupo was learning Dutch caused rumours that he hoped to become Prime Minister, if the social-democrats would turn out to be the largest political family.
		Themes that probably influenced the election results in some way or another were the government's opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the controversy around the nuisance around the airport of Zaventem, the controversy surrounding the banning of tobacco publicity, and unemployment.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belgian_general_election,_2003 (321 words)

	Encyclopedia: Politics of Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From the creation of the Belgian state in 1830 and throughout most of the 19th century, two political parties dominated Belgian politics: the Catholic Party (Church-oriented and conservative) and the Liberal Party (anti-clerical and progressive).
		Following the 1999 general elections, the CVP and PSC were ousted from office, bringing an end to a 40-year term on the government benches.
		Following significant gains made in the 1999 general elections, the two green parties joined a federal coalition cabinet for the first time in their history, but were ousted after the next elections.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Politics-of-Belgium (9495 words)

	Encyclopedia: Vlaams Belang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Belgian Negationism Law was passed on March 23, 1995 and makes it illegal to publicly deny, play down, justify or approve of the genocide committed by the German national socialist regime during the second world war.
		Belgian political parties Belgium has a multi-party political system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
		The Muslim Democratic Party or MDP (Dutch: Moslim Democratische Partij) is a political party in Belgium which was formed in 2003, as a result of the poor showing of the alliance party RESIST between the leftist PVDA party and the AEL (Arab European League) during the elections of 2003.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vlaams-Belang (2635 words)

	GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Liberals and Socialists were the victors in the Belgian general elections on Sunday by winning 97 of the 150 seats in the Belgian Federal Parliament.
		But the real losers of these general elections are certainly the Ecologists, who, just four years ago had made a spectacular entry into the government to the backdrop of the dioxin chicken scandal, has now collapsed in both Flanders and Wallonia.
		Apart from the Liberal and Socialist victory and the terrible defeat of the ecologist movements, the general elections were also the occasion for new progress to be made by the extreme rightwing movements.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/belgique/resultats.htm (1086 words)

	Entre Nous / Musings of a Former Belgian
		In today's De Standaard [in Dutch] reports that the mother of all pompous jackasses, Belgian FM Lous Michel, is attempting to dismiss a foreign ministry employee for "being engaged in a destabilizing plot against the government".
		As a general rule of thumb, when two non-government organisations, the French foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin, the BBC and the New York Times agree that the whole powder keg's about to go up, it's a safe bet that things are going swimmingly.
		There are generally a couple of large blocks plus a compound and maybe a fancy house with elaborate decorative stonework with their doors and gates hanging off the hinges and the odd goat or donkey defecating over the interior: these are the Ba'athist buildings, and they're the sole target of highly focused looting.
	entre_nous.blogspot.com /2003_06_01_entre_nous_archive.html (14026 words)

	CNN.com - Record surge for Belgian far-right - May. 19, 2003
		Belgian voters returned Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt's Liberal-Socialist coalition to office for another four years in a weekend election in which the far-right made a record showing.
		Belgians increased the strength of Verhofstadt's Liberals and their Socialist allies, giving them 97 of the 150 parliamentary seats.
		It was the second consecutive defeat for the Christian Democrats, who dominated Belgian politics for decades until they were ousted in 1999 elections.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/05/19/belgium.result (523 words)

	CBS News \| War Crimes Complaint Targets U.S. \| May 14, 2003 05:23:24
		But that might create a much messier situation down the road, especially if the Belgian courts accept the case and begin to order US officials to do this or that while they are under Belgium jurisdiction.
		Under the new amendments, Belgian courts should refer foreigners facing war crimes charges to their own countries if they are democracies with a record of fairness in justice.
		A Belgian prosecutor will have to study the allegations before deciding whether a case should be opened.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/05/14/iraq/main553783.shtml (725 words)

	EUROPA - IDABC - Belgian Government publishes source code of e-voting
		The Belgian Ministry of the Interior has made the source code of the Digivote and Jites e-voting software publicly available after the June 13 European and regional elections.
		In order to promote the transparency of the Belgian e-voting processes, the Federal Government has once again made the source code of the Digivote and Jites e-voting software available to the general public, but only after the end of the electoral operations of 13 June 2004.
		For instance, a report released by the Free University of Brussels a few days before the 13 June elections denounced the fact that the whole e-voting process in Belgium is not transparent because it is controlled by two companies.
	europa.eu.int /idabc/en/document/3141/360 (455 words)

	GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The latest opinion polls show that 38% of Belgians are confident in the government coalition (there were 40% in 1999), versus 23% who are not confident in it and 39% who say they have no opinion.
		The head of the leading movement in Flanders, a region that covers 55% of the Belgian electorate is generally appointed as the country's Prime Minister.
		With just a few days to go before the election nothing has yet been finalised as far as the coming Belgian general elections are concerned; this is bound to be an extremely close run affair and where the position of Flander's leading movement will be fought over in particular.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/belgique/default2.htm (557 words)

	Entre Nous / Musings of a former Belgian: August 2003
		Instapundit and Roger Simon are only two generally acute observers who are wondering if the UN bombing could have had another purpose than the obvious one.
		She goes on to quote some of these students, and clearly shows that they are not in the "pocket" of either party and might recross party lines if the Democrats moved towards the Center again.
		The late and unlamented Belgian "Universal Jurisdiction Law" was one fine example of Barney legislation (as well as of the Law of Unintended Consequences).
	entre_nous.typepad.com /entre_nous/2003/08 (8630 words)

	IRR: Update: far-Right political parties in Europe
		But local elections in May 2003, covering 25 per cent of the Italian electorate, saw losses for the League, as well as for the post-fascist National Front (AN), led by Gianfranco Fini.
		Following the May 2003 Belgian general election, the Vlaams Blok (VB) is now the fifth largest party in Belgium with 11.6 per cent of the national vote (17.9 per cent of the vote in Flanders) and 18 seats (up 3) in the Federal Chamber of Representatives.
		In this climate, newspapers are drawing attention to the continuing appeal of Le Pen, and the popularisation of his ideas about immigration and law and order in provincial France, as well as in its industrial wastelands.
	www.irr.org.uk /2003/july/ak000011.html (600 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Belgian far-right wins legal fight
		The case was brought by two human rights groups, which accused three organisations linked to the party of publishing racist campaign material.
		But the Brussels Appeals Court ruled on Wednesday that it had no jurisdiction because the case was politically motivated, backing a decision taken by a lower court.
		The party took 15% of the vote in Flanders in a general election four years ago, winning it 15 seats in parliament.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/europe/2801299.stm (311 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Belgian move against Sharon angers Israel
		The Belgian ambassador to Israel has been ordered to report to the Israeli Foreign Minstry on Thursday, while Israel has recalled its ambassador to Brussels for talks.
		The Belgian ruling means Mr Sharon and the current director-general of the Israeli Defence Ministry, General Amos Yaron, could eventually be tried in relation to massacres committed during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982.
		The decision stems from a case brought against Mr Sharon and Mr Yaron by Palestinian survivors of the killings in the Sabra and Shatilla refugee camps, which was dismissed last year by a lower court.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/2756709.stm (445 words)

	portland imc - 2003.11.24 - General Tommy Franks calls for Repeal of US Constitution
		The "terrorist massive casualty-producing event" is presented by General Franks as a crucial political turning point.
		What is terrifying in General Franks' statement is that it accurately reflects official US foreign policy.
		Military occupation and the killing of civilians are presented as "peace-keeping operations." The repeal of democracy is portrayed by General Franks as a means to providing "domestic security" and upholding civil liberties.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2003/11/275441.shtml (1680 words)

	EUROPA - IDABC - 44% of Belgian citizens to vote electronically at ge
		Residents in 201 of Belgium's 589 municipalities will be able to cast their vote electronically at the upcoming parliamentary elections in May. Given that some of the country's largest cities are included in the 201 administrations in question, 44% of the Belgian electorate will be voting electronically.
		This percentage is the same as for previous elections.
		The status quo is attributed to the Federal authorities' failure to come to a decision on whether to increase the number of electronic voting booths or not in the intervening period.
	europa.eu.int /idabc/en/document/807/358 (138 words)

	ipedia.com: Politics of Belgium Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Belgian Parliament consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives (the Chamber).
		The Party of Reform and Liberty (PRL) on the francophone side is headed by Antoine Duquesne, although Louis Michel, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is generally considered to be the strong man. The PRL has formed an alliance with the christian-democratic split-off MCC.
		Of total public spending (interest payments not considered), more than 30% is authorized by the regions and communities, altough their financing comes for over 80% from national Belgian budgets; at the same time, the national governement controls 100% of social seciurity, and strictly limites the taxation policy by the federalised entities.
	www.ipedia.com /politics_of_belgium.html (4379 words)

	News Update: Hilversum, Wednesday 09 November 2005 08:15 UTC
		He says if the election is not held again, the opposition will demand the government's resignation.
		During the United Nations General Assembly, 182 countries, including many allies of the US, voted for the embargo to be lifted.
		The resolution, adopted annually by the General Assembly, is mainly seen as a means of giving Cuba moral support.
	www.rnw.nl /news/news.html#4587377 (1069 words)

	UNV observers prepare for general elections in Suriname (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They were joined on the ground by two Belgian UNVs whose assignments have been extended to allow them to assist in the upcoming polls.
		Their main tasks will be help register eligible voters in the former Dutch colony's rain forested interior as well as to produce and distribute identity cards for these citizens.
		As observers, they are to watch and report without intervening in the conduct of the election.
	www.unv.org /Infobase/news_releases/2000/00_03_07SUR_elect.htm (375 words)

	Belgian elections - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On www.belgium.be you'll find the results of the elections of May 18, 2003.
		These are the results of the Vlaams Blok in the last elections on a map of Flanders.
		The darkest spot in the center is the city of Antwerp, with 450.000 inhabitants, where the Vlaams Blok got 33% of the votes in the last elections (2000).
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=68484 (590 words)

	CFP 2004 / Computer Freedom & Privacy Conference
		In April 2003 she received the CRA Distinguished Service Award and in May 2003 she was named to PITAC (the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee).
		He was editor-in-chief of a Belgian Journal on Data Protection and Freedom of Information, which he founded, and also a member of the editorial staff of several Belgian journals on criminal law and police law.
		Scott's election career began in 1995, after a 15 year career as an Army Intelligence Officer, when he was appointed as the Elections and Voter Registration Manager for Salt Lake County, Utah.
	www.cfp2004.org /program/speakers.html (17893 words)

	Entre Nous / Musings of a former Belgian: October 2003
		In the federal elections of 1996, the SVP came in fourth place with 14.9% of the popular vote.
		A gap of near one million votes between the two main candidates is not something for which "hanging and pregnant chads", or their California equivalent, could ever be an issue.
		Roger Simon thinks California is a preview of what is about to happen in the US, which he describes as "the revolt of the pragmatic center" and "the end of the two-party system as we know it".
	entre_nous.typepad.com /entre_nous/2003/10 (7444 words)

	Belgian lawyer files war crimes complaint against U.S. general who led war in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fermon is running in Sunday's elections for the small, far-left Resist group.
		Two other leftist candidates in Sunday's elections, Dr. Geert Van Moorter and Dr. Colette Moulaert, found the 16 wounded or bereaved Iraqis in whose name the complaint was lodged, while working for a medical aid group in Baghdad during the war.
		The Belgian parliament revised the law last month after complaints lodged against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, former U.S. President George Bush and current U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell soured relations with Washington and Jerusalem.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/911208/posts (1323 words)

	Minutes Eusja General Assembly 2003
		Two reports given by Jens Degett follow the General Assembly, one on a comparative study of the knowledge of science in the US and Europe, the other on the European Science Open Forum, which will be held in Stockholm on 25-28 August 2004.
		As I said on the occasion of my election, I want to hand over my office after four years, which means that at the next General Assembly a new president should be elected.
		We do not have elections in 2003, but I would like to invite all delegates to think over this question and to send proposals for the next person to preside over our Union.
	www.esf.org /eusja/minutes2003.html (3403 words)

	Republican Turkish Party Wins General Elections In Northern Cyprus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After the elections, TRNC Prime Minister and CTP leader Mehmet Ali Talat said that his party gained a success in elections since it increased its votes by about 10 percent, and stressed that Turkish Cypriot people showed their willingness for a solution and peace and reunification of the island.
		CTP increased its votes by 10 percent yesterday when compared with the parliamentary elections held in TRNC on December 14th, 2003, and thus will be represented by 24 people at the parliament.
		Although TRNC people have joined three elections, including a general elections, a referendum and a local elections in the last 14 months, the participation in yesterday's elections was more than expected.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=37552 (964 words)

	Articles - Politics of Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As in the United Kingdom, ministers must defend their policies and performance in person before the Chamber.
		The House of Representatives is the "political" chamber that votes on motions of confidence and budgets.
		Many national politicians have a political base in a municipality, often doubling as mayor or alderman in their hometowns.
	lastring.com /articles/Politics_of_Belgium?... (4011 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Belgium
		elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch and then approved by Parliament
		Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie (in Dutch) or Cour de Cassation (in French) (judges are appointed for life by the Government; candidacies have to be submitted by the High Justice Council)
		Christian, Socialist, and Liberal Trade Unions; Federation of Belgian Industries; numerous other associations representing bankers, manufacturers, middle-class artisans, and the legal and medical professions; various organizations represent the cultural interests of Flanders and Wallonia; various peace groups such as Pax Christi and groups representing immigrants
	www.brainyatlas.com /geos/be.html (1186 words)

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