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ELECTIONS MAY 25 2014 THE DAY AFTER. Kris Deschouwer. CONTENT. 1. THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM 2. THE FEDERAL LEVEL 3. THE FLEMISH RESULTS 4. THE EUROPEAN LEVEL. ELECTORAL SYSTEM. AT ALL LEVELS A LIST PR SYSTEM PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS FOR FEDERAL AND REGIONAL
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ELECTIONS MAY 25 2014THE DAY AFTER Kris Deschouwer
CONTENT • 1. THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM • 2. THE FEDERAL LEVEL • 3. THE FLEMISH RESULTS • 4. THE EUROPEAN LEVEL
ELECTORAL SYSTEM • AT ALL LEVELS A LIST PR SYSTEM • PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS FOR FEDERAL AND REGIONAL • SEATS BASED ON POPULATION • BRUSSELS SEATS ALSO IN FLEMISH PARLIAMENT • DISTRICT PER LANGUAGE GROUP FOR EUROPE • SEATS BASED ON POPULATION AND POLITICAL AGREEMENT (12 + 8 + 1) • D’HONDT DIVISORS TO DISTRIBUTE SEATS • 5% THRESHOLD PER PROVINCE • VOTING IS COMPULSORY
ELECTING PERSONS • MIXED SYSTEM WITH BITH PARTY AND PREFERENCE VOTES • ELECTIONS BASED ON COMBINATION OF BOTH VOTES (WITH IST VOTES HALF AS IMPORTANT)
FEDERAL ELECTIONS • FOR PARTI SOCIALISTE (DI RUPO): EFFECT OF GOVERNING / CHALLENGE OF EXTREME LEFT • FOR GOVERNING PARTIES IN FLANDERS: WHAT AFTER GOVERNING WITHOUT FLEMISH MAJORITY? • FOR N-VA: BECOMING LARGE ENOUGH TO CHANGE COALITION
REGIONAL LEVEL • OUTGOING COALITION BUILT IN 2009 WITH CD&V, SP.a AND N-VA (AS THEN JUNIOR PARTNER) • OUTGOING PM PEETERS KEEN ON KEEPING HIS POSITION • EXPECTATION OF STRONG GAINS FOR N-VA
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS • LIMITED IMPORTANCE IN CAMPAIGN • OTHER LEVELS MORE SALIENT • NO STRONG EUROSCEPTICISM • INTERESTING: VERHOFSTADT AS ‘SPITZENKANDIDAT’
SOURCES • ALL RESULTS CAN BE FOUND AT • http://polling2014.belgium.be/en/index.html