1. Poli sci Cleavage
The political parties in Belgium are the embodiment of these religious and linguistic divides. ... For the non-Catholics there are two parties: the Socialist Party and the Liberal Party. ... These many partitions have produced an extreme multiparty system; in recent years there have been many different parties that have emerged on the basis of representing people on the ethnic divisions and today there are about twelve total parties. ... For a constitutional amendment to be passed a vote of two-thirds must be reached in both legislative bodies. When voting on issues pertaining to the organizat...
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