• Walloon Parliament are elected. The members are elected in multi-member arrondissement-based constituencies; the Walloon Parliament is the only parliament...
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    Wednesday and Easter). Together with the 'Processional Giants and Dragons' of Ath, Brussels, Dendermonde, Mechelen and Mons, it is recognized by UNESCO as...
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    proclaimed a saint upon her death in 688. She was canonized in 1039. Like Ath, its neighbour to the north-west, Mons was made a fortified city by Count...
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    finally kills the dragon. The Gilles of Binche and the giants' procession in Ath are also UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity...
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    Roberto d'Amico (PTB), 4,552 votes; Ludivine Dedonder (PS), 16,663 votes; Elio Di Rupo (PS), 125,009 votes; Denis Ducarme (MR), 24,959 votes; Catherine Fonck...
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