A student-initiated, politically neutral demonstration in Brussels demanded a government after months of coalition deadlock. Police estimated about 34,000 participants; organisers gave a higher figure. Social media helped mobilise people across linguistic communities, and the march included speeches in Dutch, French and English. It expressed frustration with political elites while showing the possibility of popular action across Belgium’s language divide.
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