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What happens after the elections?
After the elections, the seats in
parliament are divided among the
parties. In our system one party
almost never wins a majority in
the elections. No one party is large
or strong enough for this. So parties
have to work together. They form
coalitions.
Parties that have at least half
+ 1 MPs together will negotiate
to form a majority and govern
together. Usually the party with
the most MPs takes the initiative
going into these negotiations.
A majority in the Flemish
Parliament consists of at least
63 MPs: half of the 124 MPs + 1.
3. Who has a seat in the Flemish Parliament?
The Flemish Parliament is made up of 124 members of parliament.
118 The inhabitants of the Flemish Region elect 118 members.
+ 6 The inhabitants of the Brussels Capital Region elect 6 members. 5
West Flanders
East Flanders
22 27
Brussels 6
33
Antwerp
20
Flemish Brabant
16
Limburg