Suchergebnisse

Aufzählung der in den letzten Monaten verkündeten Reformmaßnahmen, die von der UDF allesamt als unerheblich abgetan worden sind. Verurteilung des Alles-oder-Nichts-Standpunkts der UDF. Die Schwarzen mißtrauen den Reformbestrebungen und sehen sie als eine Rekonstruktion der Apartheid in neuer Form. Die UDF lehnt einen Dialog mit der Regierung ab, weil sie ihre Legitimation aus Protestaktionen zieht. Möglicherweise zieht sie auch Revolution der Verhandlungspolitik vor; Verhandlungen scheinen deshalb noch in weiter Ferne. (DÜI-Hlb)

Most attempts at parliamentary reform in Belgium are prompted by the desire to support a Parliament which is being marginalized by political actors such as the government and the parties. These efforts are inspired by traditional constitutional thinking. Initially parliaments were designed as democratie bodies which should challenge the aristocratie government. Nowadays, parliament has quite another function. It has to facilitate the political information and to counteract the incompetence (and alienation) of citizens who are willing but unable to participate in an increasingly complex political system.Reform should aim at restoring the significance ofpublic debates in parliament.In order to be informative these debates should focus on important issues of the political agenda and catch the attention of the general public. Within the constraints of our political system it should be possible to upgrade the early debates on budget allocations and the late debates on the evaluation of public policy effectiveness.