OT: Belgium discussion

[Mediolanicus]

Wait, Belgium is a constitutional monarchy? I thought it was a republic '.'.

Yes, Belgium is a kingdom. A federal constitutional monarchy to be exact.

The communities and region do have a minister-president each. For Flanders this is Kris Peeters at the moment.

(Yes the Belgium structure of the state is unexplainable to foreigners... Though I can always try - it's my area of expertise after all.)

Maybe that's why you thought it was a republic.

Where going off topic, aren't we?

You mean there's some meaningful difference ?

Well, except for putting his autograph under federal laws.. not really...
Not since Leopold II bought his own little private playground which Belgium than had to take over after his death.

I always dislike to see those old provinces devided, I'm kind of hoping for the Netherlands and Flanders to join together, then we could have non devided provinces again.

That would give the same problems as the current division in Belgium. Different history, different culture, even different language - although both are Dutch.


yep, definitely off topic...