Abstract
An analysis of questions addressed to members of the Belgian Parliament shows that they perceive the parties in Parliament as being aligned according to three basic cleavages: linguistic, federal relations, and socioeconomic (or left-right). The ethical-religious cleavage is considerably less pervasive. These findings are reinforced by answers provided by the MPs about the extent of their collaboration with members of other parties. Further analysis shows that these cleavages are related to the perceived positions of the parties on the issues of Brussels, the power of linguistic regions, state intervention in industry, and education.
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