On one hand, this means that the Belgian political landscape, generally speaking, consists of only two components: the Dutch-speaking population represented by Dutch-language political parties, and the majority populations of Wallonia and Brussels, represented by their French-speaking parties. The Brussels region emerges as a third component. This specific dual form of federalism, with the special position of Brussels, consequently has a number of political issues—even minor ones—that are being fought out over the Dutch/French-language political division. With such issues, a final decision is possible only in the form of a compromise. This tendency gives this dual federalism model a number of traits that generally are ascribed to confederalism, and makes the future of Belgian federalism contentious. COUNT 4
QSN1 How many components does the Belgian political landscape include? ANS1 two components QSN2 What are the two components in the Belgian political landscape? ANS2 the Dutch-speaking population represented by Dutch-language political parties, and the majority populations of Wallonia and Brussels QSN3 What component is the Brussel Region? ANS3 third component QSN4 What happens with the Brussels special position? ANS4 consequently has a number of political issues