It is as good as certain that 9 June 2024 will be the date on which Belgians will go to the polls to cast their votes in the European, federal and regional elections. Voters in Flanders and (most of Wallonia) will cast three votes: one for their representatives in the Europe Parliament, one for their representatives in the Federal Parliament and one for their representatives in their respective regional parliaments. Voters in Brussels that vote for a Flemish list for the Brussels Regional Parliament and those in that live in the 9 (Walloon) municipalities that are part of the German Language community vote four times (Europe, federal, regional and language community).
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European, federal and regional election almost certain to be held on 9 June 2024
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Unless early federal elections are called (regional parliaments are fixed term and can’t be dissolved early), the federal and regional elections are held on the same day as the European elections.
The Committee of Permenant Representatives of the Council of the European Union will officially fix the date for the European elections next week. It is almost certain that it will decide that the elections should be held between Thursday 6 and Sunday 9 June with the votes being counting once voting has finished in all 27 member states.
Two dates, 23 to 26 May and 6 to 9 June 2024 are still on the table. However, if there is no unanimity among the member states about the date the election will be held in from 6 to 9 June. There is no unanimity about holding the European elections at the end of May so it is all but certain that 6 to 9 June will win by default.
In this case in Belgium the European elections will take place on Sunday 9 June. For the first time 16-year-olds will be able to vote in the European elections.
People in Belgium will go to the polls for a second time in 2024 on 13 October to elect new municipal and provincial councils.