Turks.US - Turkish Belgians Sweep Islamic Council Elections: "Turkish Belgians Sweep Islamic Council Elections
Saturday, March 26 2005 @ 08:02 AM Central Standard Time
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Turkish Belgians won sweeping victory in the Islamic Executive Council elections, with women making a very strong performance in the poll marred by low turnout, reflecting a conspicuous rift within the community.
Turkish Belgians secured 40 of the 68 seats up for grabs at the elections, according to the results announced Thursday, March 24.
Although Muslims of Moroccan origin are 250,000 in number - compared with 130,000 of Turkish origin - they only got paltry 20 seats.
Women also achieved satisfactory results, getting five seats with Duzun Hacer winning most votes."