Belgian royal question

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The Belgian royal question was a post–World War II political and constitutional crisis over whether King Leopold III should be allowed to return to the throne after his controversial conduct during the German occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional crisis
political crisis
alsoKnownAs Koningskwestie
Belgian monarchy
surface form: Question royale belge
appliesToJurisdiction Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
chronology peaked in 1950–1951
conflict between royal prerogative and parliamentary democracy in Belgium
country Belgium
endTime 1951
followed German occupation of Belgium during World War II
surface form: German occupation of Belgium (1940–1944)
hasAspect legitimacy of the monarchy after wartime occupation
moral judgment of wartime leadership
regional tensions between Flanders and Wallonia
hasCause conduct of Leopold III during German occupation of Belgium
debate over return of Leopold III to the throne
hasDebatedIssue whether Leopold III had collaborated with Nazi Germany
whether Leopold III’s wartime decisions were constitutional
whether the king should return to active reign after the war
hasEffect abdication of Leopold III of Belgium
accession of Baudouin as King of the Belgians
political polarization in Belgium
strengthening of Belgian monarchy’s constitutional limitations
hasLanguage Dutch
French
hasOutcome transition of the crown to Baudouin I of Belgium
involves Federal Parliament of Belgium
surface form: Belgian Parliament

Belgian party system
surface form: Belgian political parties

Belgian public opinion
location Belgium
mainSubject Leopold III of Belgium
opposedBy Belgian Socialist Party
Walloon political movements
relatedTo Belgian constitutional law
German occupation of Belgium during World War II
surface form: German occupation of Belgium

World War II
history of the Belgian monarchy
significantEvent Invasion of the Low Countries
surface form: German invasion of Belgium in 1940

Leopold III’s decision to remain in occupied Belgium
Leopold III’s surrender to Germany on 28 May 1940
abdication of Leopold III in 1951
exile of Belgian government in London
referendum on the return of Leopold III in 1950
startTime 1940
supportedBy CD&V
surface form: Flemish Christian Social Party

monarchist groups in Belgium
timePeriod post–World War II era

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Leopold III of Belgium notableEvent Belgian royal question
Lilian Baels connectedTo Belgian royal question
this entity surface form: Question of the Royal Question in Belgium
Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel notableFor Belgian royal question
this entity surface form: Belgian royal question crisis