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Belgium

Belgium

PartialSovereign state

Belgium

Primary executive

Partial
Bart De Wever
Originalhttps://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/photo-details/P-065995~2F00-02 · Dati Bendo · CC BY · Original

Bart De Wever

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of Belgium · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Philippe of Belgium
OriginalEU2024BE_240425_Visit of His Majesty the King to Ghent European Youth Capital_Ghent_JNZT_0078 · Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 from Belgium · CC BY · Original

Philippe of Belgium

Head of state Active

King of the Belgians · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Constitutional monarchy · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of government
Why this office is primary
The King is the constitutional head of state and acts through politically responsible ministers, while the Prime Minister directs and coordinates the Federal Government; executive political authority is centered on the head of government.

Latest election

Completed

2024 Belgian federal election

Jun 9, 2024 · Parliamentary election

Electoral system
Open-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies, with seats allocated separately in each constituency.
Published result
N-VA · 16.7% · 24 Seats; VB · 13.8% · 20 Seats; MR · 10.3% · 20 Seats; PTB-PVDA · 9.9% · 15 Seats; Vooruit · 8.1% · 13 Seats; PS · 8.0% · 16 Seats; CD&V · 8.0% · 11 Seats; Les Engages · 6.8% · 14 Seats
Belgian Chamber of Representatives - 9 June 2024 election results

Current policy issues

  1. 1Budget consolidation and competitivenessBelgium.be - Federal Government agreement of Bart De Wever
  2. 2Employment, pensions and tax reformBelgium.be - Federal Government agreement of Bart De Wever
  3. 3Security and defence readinessPrime Minister of Belgium - National Security Strategy 2026
  4. 4Migration and integrationBelgium.be - Federal Government agreement of Bart De Wever
  5. 5Energy security and climate transitionBelgium.be - Federal Government agreement of Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of Belgium - National Security Strategy 2026

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
171
Active in source
45
Historical in source
0
parties shown
100
More parties (88)
Founded
Oct 13, 2001
Ideology
Conservative, separatism, euroscepticism, economic liberalism, liberal conservatism, Flemish nationalism
Political spectrum
Centre-right
Party leadership
Bart De Wever
ActiveWikidataOpen profile

Elections

Partial

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 2019-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 2019

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 2019-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 2019

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 2010-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 2010

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 2009-06-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 7, 2009

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 2007-06-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 10, 2007

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 2004-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 2004

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 2003-05-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 18, 2003

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1999-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 1999

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 1999-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 1999

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1995-05-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 21, 1995

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 1994-06-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 12, 1994

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1991-11-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 24, 1991

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 1989-06-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 18, 1989

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1987-12-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 13, 1987

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1985-10-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 13, 1985

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 1984-06-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 17, 1984

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1981-11-08

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 8, 1981

Completed

Belgium — European Parliament — 1979-06-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 10, 1979

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1978-12-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 17, 1978

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1977-04-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 17, 1977

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1974-03-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 10, 1974

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1971-11-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 7, 1971

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1968-03-31

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 31, 1968

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1965-05-23

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 23, 1965

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1961-03-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 26, 1961

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1958-06-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 1, 1958

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1954-04-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 11, 1954

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1950-06-04

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 4, 1950

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1949-06-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 26, 1949

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1946-02-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 17, 1946

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1939-04-02

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 2, 1939

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1936-05-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 24, 1936

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1932-11-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 27, 1932

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1929-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 1929

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1925-08-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Aug 5, 1925

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1921-11-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 20, 1921

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1919-11-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 16, 1919

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1914-05-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 24, 1914

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1912-06-02

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 2, 1912

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1910-05-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 22, 1910

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1908-05-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 24, 1908

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1906-05-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 27, 1906

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1904-05-29

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 29, 1904

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1902-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 1902

Completed

Belgium — Parliamentary election — 1900-05-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 27, 1900

Completed

Sources

14

  1. 1Prime Minister of Belgium - Biography of Bart De Wevercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Belgium.be - Composition of the Federal Governmentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Belgium.be - Competences of the Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Belgium.be - Role of the monarchycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Belgian Monarchy - Constitutional oath of King Philippecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Belgian Chamber of Representatives - 9 June 2024 election resultscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Federal Public Service Interior - Results of the elections of 9 June 2024citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Belgium.be - Federal Parliamentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Belgium.be - Federal Government agreement of Bart De Wevercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10Prime Minister of Belgium - National Security Strategy 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  11. 11Official institutions of BelgiumOFFICIAL-PUBLIC-RECORD · Aug 10, 2026
  12. 12WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  13. 13Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
  14. 14Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Western Europe

France. Primary executive: Sébastien Lecornu. Head of state: Emmanuel Macron. StaleAustria. Primary executive: Christian Stocker. Head of state: Alexander Van der Bellen. StaleGermany. Primary executive: Friedrich Merz. Head of state: Frank-Walter Steinmeier. PartialSwitzerland. Primary executive: Guy Parmelin, Swiss Federal Council. StaleLuxembourg. Primary executive: Luc Frieden. Head of state: Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ConflictingBelgium. Primary executive: Bart De Wever. Head of state: Philippe of Belgium. PartialNetherlands. Primary executive: Rob Jetten. Head of state: William Alexander of the Netherlands. Partial
BelgiumPrimary executive: Bart De WeverHead of state: Philippe of BelgiumPartial
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