Pascal Delwit
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View article: The Labor Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA): A Modern Radical Left Party?
The Labor Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA): A Modern Radical Left Party? Open
In a phase of political and electoral downturn of several radical left parties, the Labor Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) strikes the imagination due to its increasing influence. A party of Maoist origin, the PTB-PVDA has been undergoing organ…
View article: Radical Right-Wing Parties Facing the Wall of the <i>Local</i>? The Vlaams Belang and Local Elections (1982-2018)
Radical Right-Wing Parties Facing the Wall of the <i>Local</i>? The Vlaams Belang and Local Elections (1982-2018) Open
Many radical right-wing parties have marked significant growth in the last 20 years. This spectacular dynamic has received thorough attention from the scientific community. Their electoral performance has most often been analysed at a nati…
View article: Belgian Communism in the Light of Its Vanishing (1976-1994)
Belgian Communism in the Light of Its Vanishing (1976-1994) Open
In the 1987 national elections, the Communist Party of Belgium (PCB-KPB) lost all parliamentary representation for the first time since 1925.This failure reflects the accelerated collapse of Belgian Communism in just a decade. The events o…
View article: The institutions of Brussels
The institutions of Brussels Open
Observations The present statute of Brussels is not the result of a conscious choice and seems more akin to the statute of Belgium in general, as no one wanted it to be this way. No one has ever striven for this Brussels as a desirable sol…
View article: Les institutions bruxelloises
Les institutions bruxelloises Open
Constats Le statut actuel de Bruxelles n’est pas le résultat d’un choix délibéré. Il ressemble en cela à celui de la Belgique en général : personne ne l’a voulu tel qu’il est, personne ne trouve qu’il représente une solution souhaitable. L…
View article: De Brusselse instellingen
De Brusselse instellingen Open
Vaststellingen Het huidige statuut van Brussel is niet het gevolg van een bewuste keuze. Het statuut van Brussel heeft wat dat betreft veel gemeen met dat van België in het algemeen: niemand heeft het zo gewild. Niemand heeft ooit dit Brus…
View article: Shifts in the Brussels-Capital Region electorate between the June 2009 regional elections and the 13 June 2010 federal elections
Shifts in the Brussels-Capital Region electorate between the June 2009 regional elections and the 13 June 2010 federal elections Open
In the Brussels political area, the 13 June 2010 federal elections did not bring about shifts in the electorate which were as spectacular as those seen in Flanders or Wallonia if we refer to the 2007 elections. Significant changes may neve…