Belgium uses power-sharing as a model of governance to accommodate its ethnically divided population. It shares power vertically between the central and state governments, horizontally among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, and through community governments that represent French and Dutch groups. Power-sharing aims to reduce conflicts, provide stability, engage people, and give diverse groups a voice in administration to prevent alienation. Sri Lanka experienced ethnic tensions that led to civil war due to the dominance of the Sinhala community and lack of power-sharing with Tamils over language, regional autonomy, education, jobs, and an independent Tamil state.

1. MADATSST
&
MUKUND INGLE
PRESENT

2. Mr. Mukund B. Ingle

3.  Share its border with Netherlands, Germany, France and
Luxembourg
 59% speak Dutch live in Flemish region
 40% speak French live Wallonia region
 1% speak German
 Capital (Brussels) 80% speak French and 20% speak Dutch

4.  74% people speak Sinhala
 18% people speakTamil ( 13% Sri LankanTamils and 5%
IndianTamils)
 7% of population are Christians

5.  SL got its independent in 1948. Since Sinhala community
got dominance over power
 1956, act was passed to give the Sinhala the status of
national language. Compulsory for all jobs
 Buddhism was fostered
 Tamils started feeling alienated

6.  1.The recognition ofTamils as official language
 2. Regional Autonomy
 3. Equality of opportunity in securing education and jobs
 4. SeparateTamil state (This demand led to Civil War in Sri
Lanka)

7.  Equal no of ministers in the central govt.
 Dutch and French ministers were made in equal no in central govt. and
Dutch agreed to that
 Powerful State government
 Many powers were given to State government taken from central
 Separate Government for Brussels
 Both communities were given equal no. of representation and here
French agreed.
 Community Government
 Third kind of govt. was formed and it contained representative from
each community

8. PRUDENTIAL REASONS
 Reduce conflicts
 Stability to govt.
 Better Administration
MORAL REASONS
 Very spirit of Democracy
 People are consulted
 People participation is
increased

9.  People rule themselves
 Due respect is given to diverse groups
 Everyone’s voice is listened

10.  Power Shared among the different organs of govt.
 Organs – Legislature, Executives and Judiciary
 All are equally powerful – so called Horizontal power
sharing
 As all organs check each other, it is called checks and
balances

11.  Power Shared among different Levels of govt.
 Levels – Central, State and Local Self Govt.
 It’s a federal System
 It is calledVertical power sharing

12.  Power Shared among different social groups
 Community govt. of Belgium
 Each weaker section should be protected
 Diverse groups should get chance in administration
otherwise they will alienated

13.  Power Shared among different political parties, pressure
groups and movements
 Each political party represent different ideologies and
social groups
 Parties come together and form alliance (Coalition govt.)
 Various organization have influence in the power directly
or indirectly

14. THANK YOU