Name: Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 41 s
Description: No event showcases the dangers of majoritarianism more than the war between the Tamils and the government in Sri Lanka. Let's take a look at what happened.

Question

Explain any three steps taken by the Belgium government to accommodate regional differences.

Accepted Answer

The Ethnic composition of Belgium is very complex of the country’s total population. Around $59 %$ speak the Dutch language. Another $40 %$ speak French. $1 %$ of the Belgians speak German.

The three measures adopted by the Belgium government to accommodate regional and cultural diversities were:

There was a step taken in the constitution to ensure that there is an equal number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers in central Government. Some special laws require the support of the majority of numbers from each linguistic group.

Brussels, the capital of Belgium, has a separate government in which both communities have equal representation.

Many powers of the Central Government have been given to State Governments.

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