Prior to the 1993 state reform, it had 212 members.
Late on 7 October 2011, the final details of the state reform were finally agreed upon.
One notable responsibility that was transferred to the Communities during the third state reform is education.
However, several Flemish political parties want a sixth state reform following the 2007 general election.
On the other hand, it did not provide clear rules for state reform and kept the economic regulation of the country intact.
The 1981 state reform transferred some matters from the federal Belgian level to the communities.
The agreement following the 2011 state reform includes the removal of this post.
The second state reform took place in 1980, when the cultural communities became Communities.
The resolution regarding a number of specific points of attention for the next state reform.
The state reform has the following consequences for the election in 2014:
