This is a list of
political scandal
In politics, a political scandal is an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage. Politicians, government officials, party officials and lobbyists can be accused of various illegal, corrupt, unethic ...
s in Belgium from 1830 to present.
[Lieven De Winter, "Political corruption in Belgium." in ''Corruption in Contemporary Politics'' (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2003). 93-105.]
List of scandals
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Victor Jacobs affair (1881)
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Julien Lahaut assassination (1950)
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KS affair (end 1980s)
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Marc Dutroux affair (1980s-1990s)
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Albert Canal pipeline affair (1990s)
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Cools assassination (1991)
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Agusta scandal
The Agusta scandal (french: Affaire Agusta, nl, Agustaschandaal), alternatively known as the Agusta–Dassault Case, was a major political scandal which occurred in Belgium during the 1990s, based on allegations that two multinational companies ...
(scandal broke early 1990s)
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Aralco affair (early 1990s)
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OMOB affair (early 1990s)
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UNIOP-INUSOP affair (early 1990s)
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Hormone affair (1990s)
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Dioxine crisis (1999)
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Carolorégienne affair
Between 2005 and 2007, many court cases implicated personalities of the municipal government in the city of Charleroi in Belgium.
In October 2006, mayor Jacques Van Gompel of the PS was jailed on fraud and forgery charges. 3Léon Casaert, also of ...
(2005)
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ICDI affair
This is a list of political scandals in Belgium from 1830 to present.Lieven De Winter, "Political corruption in Belgium." in ''Corruption in Contemporary Politics'' (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2003). 93-105.
List of scandals
* Victor Jacobs, Vi ...
(2006)
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Fall of the Leterme Government (2008)
See also
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Parliamentary inquiries by the Belgian Federal Parliament
The Senate also had a right to enquiry until 2014. Committees of inquiry were rarely set up until 20 years ago, and have been used increasingly in the recent past, dealing with matters deemed of major public concern or apparent governmental failur ...
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Salamander (TV series)
''Salamander'' is a Belgian crime drama television series, created by and based upon the novel by Bavo Dhooge, that was first broadcast on Eén on 30 December 2012. The twelve-part series, produced by Skyline Entertainment and written by Ward Huls ...
- a TV series covering a fictional scandal in Belgium
References
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Politics of Belgium
scandals
A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way. Th ...
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...