Editing Oath of office (section)

==Belgium==

===King===
In [[Belgium]], the King is not crowned but swears the constitutional oath in front of both Chambers of the federal parliament in the [[Belgian Federal Parliament|Palace of the Nation]] in [[Brussels]] in the three official languages:

{{blockquote|''Dutch'': Ik zweer dat ik de Grondwet en de wetten van het Belgische volk zal naleven, 's Lands onafhankelijkheid handhaven en het grondgebied ongeschonden bewaren.}}
{{blockquote|''French'': Je jure d'observer la Constitution et les lois du peuple belge, de maintenir l'indépendance nationale et l'intégrité du territoire.}}
{{blockquote|''German'': Ich schwöre, die Verfassung und die Gesetze des belgischen Volkes zu beachten, die Unabhängigkeit des Landes zu erhalten und die Unversehrtheit des Staatsgebietes zu wahren.}}

In English: I swear that I will observe the constitution and laws of the Belgian people, preserve the country's independence and protect its territorial integrity. (Article 91 of the Belgian Constitution)

===Prime minister, ministers and state secretaries===
The prime minister, the ministers and state secretaries of the Belgian federal government swear an oath in front of the Belgian King.

Also the minister-presidents of the [[Flemish Government|Flemish government]], of the [[Walloon Government|Walloon government]], of the government of the French community, of the government of the German-speaking community and of the [[Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region|Brussels-Capital region]] government swear the oath at the King. The other members of these governments do not take the oath at the King, but in front of their respective parliaments.

They may choose to take the oath in one or more of the country's languages.

{{blockquote|''Dutch'': Ik zweer getrouwheid aan de Koning, gehoorzaamheid aan de Grondwet en aan de wetten van het Belgische volk.}}
{{blockquote|''French'': Je jure fidélité au Roi, obéissance à la Constitution et aux lois du Peuple belge.}}
{{blockquote|''German'': Ich schwöre Treue dem König, Gehorsam der Verfassung und den Gesetzen des belgischen Volkes.}}

In English: I swear fidelity to the King, obedience to the constitution and to the laws of the Belgian people.

===Members of the Parliaments===
The members of the Chambers of Representatives, [[the Senate]], the [[Flemish Parliament]], the [[Walloon parliament|Walloon Parliament]], the [[Parliament of the French Community]], the [[Parliament of the German-speaking Community]] and the [[Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region]] have to swear the following oath:

{{blockquote|''Dutch'': Ik zweer de Grondwet na te leven.}}
{{blockquote|''French'': Je jure d'observer la Constitution. }}
{{blockquote|''German'': Ich schwöre, die Verfassung zu beachten.}}

In English: I swear obedience to the constitution.

===Public servants===
All [[public servants]] in judiciary and administration, officers of the civil guards and the army and servants in general of any public office have to swear the same oath as ministers, but in front of their respective hierarchical authority rather than of the King.<ref group="lower-alpha">For instance, teachers of schools organized by a Community or a municipality take this oath of office in front of the school's headmaster.</ref>

=== Mayors and members of municipal executive and city council ===
Flemish mayors and the members of municipal executive and the city council in Flanders have following oath: "Ik zweer de verplichtingen van mijn mandaat trouw na te komen" (I swear to fulfill the duties of my office faithfully).

In Walloon the following version is used: "Je jure fidélité au Roi, obéissance à la Constitution et aux lois du peuple belge."