WORLD IN BRIEF : BELGIUM : Parliament Votes for Federal State
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Belgium’s Parliament approved a drastic revision of the constitution to turn the country into a federal state, granting extensive regional autonomy to Dutch- and French-speaking regions. The 35 amendments must be approved by King Baudouin I and the new constitution must be published in the official journal before the kingdom is transformed into a federal state. The king has not expressed a firm opinion on the revision, but he has never stopped a constitutional revision in his 40-year reign.
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