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Preference votes become decisive in Belgian federal and European elections
Official title: Wetsontwerp tot wijziging van het Kieswetboek en van de wet van 23 maart 1989 betreffende de verkiezing van het Europees Parlement teneinde het gevolg van de lijststem te neutraliseren.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- In federal and European elections, the top-of-the-list party vote will no longer help allocate seats to candidates; only individual preference votes will count.
- This affects voters and candidates participating in elections for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the European Parliament.
- Your vote for a specific candidate has more impact, as top candidates will no longer automatically win seats through party-list votes.
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