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4. What does the Flemish Parliament do?
The Flemish Parliament oversees
everything that matters in
our day to day lives. In a society
you need agreements on
how things are run, in other
words, legislation.
The Flemish Parliament
> appoints and controls the Government
of Flanders and coordinates government
policy
> approves the budget of the Flemish
federated entity
> discusses proposed Flemish legislation
and puts them to the vote.
The Flemish Parliament appoints
and controls the Government of Flanders
and coordinates government policy
Following the elections the parties that
make up the majority commit their
agreements to paper in the form of a
coalition agreement. This outlines what
the new government hopes to achieve
in the next five years. Then the majority
parties present their ministers.
The first task of the new parliament is to
appoint the government and to support
this government based on the coalition
agreement.
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