Political problem faced by belgium
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The main political problem in Belgium was the issue of power sharing between the Dutch speaking and French speaking people. In Belgium, 59% people speak Dutch and 40% people speak French. However, in the capital city of Brussels, 80% people speak French while 20% people speak Dutch. The minority French speaking population was rich and powerful which was resented by the Dutch speaking people.The latter got benefited by the economic policies quite late. This issue resulted in tensions between the Dutch and French speaking people in the 1950's and the 1960's.
In Europe, Belgium is a small country. In Belgium the ethnic composition is very complex. There were three linguistic groups in Belgium Dutch,French and German speaking people.
The political problems faced by Belgium are as follows :
- The main problem faced by Belgium was an arrangement of power sharing between the linguistic groups.
- Out of the total population of the country ,59% speaks Dutch and live in Flemish region while 40% speak French and reside in Wallonia region . The remaining 1% of Belgians speak German.
- The minority French speaking community was relatively rich and Powerful. The Dutch speaking majority resented this as they got the benefit of economic development much later.
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