The Archive · 1925

General Elections in Belgium

Communists Contesting Every Constituency

Brussels, Apr. 4. has been prepared for the general election to. the Senate and the Chamber, which is to be held Communists contest every con stitueney. but ex-service men have completely dropped out of the elect tons, which have been decreed to take place two months before the normal time owing to the Parlia mentary deadlock.

They will be fought on a basis of proportional representation, with compulsory poiling. Women ar: not enfranchised except those wh were sentenced by German cout for political or patriotic activity during the war. These number som: 10.000, horta the campaign has been vers quiet and there has been no: things to indicate the fate of Present Catholic Libesut. coalition [headed by the party-ler= and stu less M, Theunis.

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