Which type of government does Belgium have?

see full answer

Your Exam Success, Personally Taken Care Of

1:1 expert mentors customize learning to your strength and weaknesses – so you score higher in school , IIT JEE and NEET entrance exams.

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

Centrist

Unitary

Federal

Communist

answer is C.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Best Courses for You

JEE

NEET

Foundation JEE

Foundation NEET

CBSE

Detailed Solution

Belgium has a federal government. Federalism is a form of government in which power is divided between centre and its units i.e., states or provinces. There are at least two tiers of government in a federation. The first is the government for the entire country which is usually in charge of topics of national concern. Such matters come under the jurisdiction of the Central government. The others are provincial or state governments that handle much of the day-to-day administration of the respective state. Belgium is a federal state. After facing the situation of linguistic clashes in the nation and the consequences that led to huge riots and civil war between the linguistic communities, the nation came up with the policies of coexistence and power division. They adopted the federal approach though it is quite complicated.

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity