Activity 7: Build your own government coalition
Brussels, administrative city and spy nest?
Activity 7: Build your own government coalition
Disclaimer:
Sections 6.6 and 6.7 refer to the political situation in place since the 2019 elections. The 2024 elections have not yet been incorporated. These sections will be updated once a new government is in place.
Since the creation of the Brussels Parliament in 1989, candidates who wish to sit in it must stand either on a French-speaking or a Dutch-speaking electoral list. The reason for this approach is simple: this ensures the presence of elected representatives who are supposed to defend the rights of the Dutch-speaking minority.
Getting elected is one thing, getting into a government majority is another. The political agreements stipulate that the Brussels government must have a majority in the French-speaking group (at least 37 of the 72 seats) and in the Dutch-speaking group (at least 9 of the 17 seats) in the Brussels Parliament. In other words, there must be a double majority.
After the elections, the leading party of each language group takes the initiative to create a coalition to achieve this double majority. In the exercise below, this will also be your task. Which parties would you bring together to form a majority? Don't forget to ensure you have a majority in both language groups.
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