Abstract
From the age of 18, Walloons, like the rest of the Belgians, are obliged to go to the polls at every election. Such an obligation is - now - rare on a global scale where one finds traces of it, with or without sanctions, in only thirty-one states or parts of states. In Belgium, voters have had to comply with this requirement since 1893, even though not everyone actually participates in the vote. A question at the heart of representative democracy must therefore be asked, since this representation is based on the participation of voters: who would still vote in elections if voting were no longer compulsory?
| Translated title of the contribution | Walloons and compulsory voting. Who would still vote in the communal, regional, federal and European elections? |
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| Original language | French |
| Title of host publication | Le Baromètre social de la Wallonie. Engagement, confiance, représentation et identité |
| Editors | Rébécca Cardelli, Thierry Bornand, Sébastien Brunet |
| Place of Publication | Louvain-la-Neuve |
| Publisher | Presses universitaires de Louvain |
| Pages | 213-229 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-2-87558-334-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CESPOL
- CMAP
- Compulsory voting
- Vote obligatoire
- Wallonia
- Wallonie