site.btaNorthern Belgian Region Abolishes Mandatory Voting for October Elections
The Managing Director of the Inni Group, Tom Deschildre, shows how voting ballots are organized and prepared to be shipped to polling stations at the Inni Group in Kortrijk, Belgium, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The company is responsible for printing and shipping out more than 8 million ballots for the Belgian federal, regional and European Parliament elections which will take place on June 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
The northern Belgian region of Flanders has abolished mandatory voting in the upcoming October municipal elections, local media reported, citing a 2021 decision by the regional authorities. It is noted that such a change is being made for the first
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