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Belgium's experiment in permanent forms of deliberative democracy

Min Reuchamps · ConstitutionNet (International IDEA) · 2020

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Min Reuchamps
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2026-09-01
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Describes the Brussels rules: 15 MPs and 45 citizens (12 and 36 in the Cocof), residents aged 16+, 1,000-signature citizens' suggestions, six-month follow-up report by the standing committee.

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EstablishedThe Brussels Parliament's December 2019 rules allow deliberative committees of 15 MPs and 45 citizens drawn by lot from residents aged 16 or over; within six months the parliament must publish a report explaining its decisions and follow-up on the recommendations.EstablishedThe committees rest on parliamentary rules of procedure without constitutional status, so a later majority could abolish them, and their recommendations are not guaranteed to be enacted.