Which of the statements about power-sharing arrangements in Belgium and Sri Lanka are not correct?

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In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority people always tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking people.

In Sri Lanka, the policies of the government sought to ensure the dominance of the Sinhala-speaking majority.

The Tamils in Sri Lanka demanded a federal arrangement of power sharing to protect their culture. Language and equality of opportunity in education and jobs.

The transformation of Belgium from a unitary government to a federal one prevented the division of the country on linguistic lines.

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In Belgium, the Dutch-speaking majority always tried to impose their domination on the minority French-speaking people. Belgium, a small European nation, has a population of little over one crore but the ethnic composition of the country is very complex. During the 1950s and the 1960s, the French community was relatively rich and powerful compared to the Dutch community, which got even basic facilities like education much later. Thus, tensions occurred between the two because of income disparities and discrimination against Dutch people. Though the Dutch people were a majority in the whole country except in the capital city, they never imposed their dominance or influence over the French people. Instead, The Dutch were discriminated against by the French people.

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