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What is happening there and why it matters.

So it makes sense

Belgium has spent years demonstrating what happens when a state splits into two language halves with their own parties, their own media and their own politics. Flanders and Wallonia vote so differently that forming a government takes months and sometimes more than a year. It is also the seat of the Union institutions, which creates an odd effect: „Brussels" is in the news daily, but almost never about Belgium.

Who governs
The prime minister is Bart De Wever (N-VA), leader of the Flemish nationalists, heading a coalition that spans the language divide. On the budget he is holding a line of cutting payroll charges and facing the question of where the money comes from. A long-running theme of his government is drug violence in Antwerp, which the socialists blame on the "Antwerp connection" inside the cabinet.
Who opposes
To the government’s right stands the far-right Vlaams Belang, long strong in Flanders. From the left it is pressed by Groen and the francophone socialists. Belgian opposition also breaks along language lines — Flemish and Walloon parties judge the same decision in opposite ways.
Next election
The next federal election is expected in 2029.

Context verified 4. 9. 2026. We update it when the government changes or an election comes — the news below is live.

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