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The survey was developed by Stefaan Walgrave (University of Antwerp), Jean-Benoît Pilet (ULB) and Jonas Lefevere (University of Antwerp) at the request of VRT NWS, RTBF and De Standaard, with the aim of analysing Belgian public opinion. Topics covered in the survey include respondents' political opinions and preferences, their policy preferences, and general attitudes towards democracy and politics in general. The 2026 survey focused on the (change in) assessment of the federal government, attitudes toward the international security context, and voters’ views on government spending cuts. Dutch De Stemming / L’Enquête Nationale 2026 (DSEN26) is een online enquête die werd uitgevoerd bij een steekproef van N=5,354 volwassen (18 jaar en ouder) inwoners van België: 1,083 inwoners van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 2,145 van het Vlaams Gewest, en 2,126 van het Waalse Gewest. De enquête werd ontwikkeld door Stefaan Walgrave (Universiteit Antwerpen), Jean-Benoît Pilet (ULB) en Jonas Lefevere (Universiteit Antwerpen) op vraag van VRT NWS, RTBF en De Standaard, met als doel de Belgische publieke opinie te analyseren. De onderwerpen die in de enquête aan bod komen, omvatten de politieke meningen en voorkeuren van de respondenten, hun beleidsvoorkeuren, en algemene houding ten opzichte van de democratie en politiek in het algemeen. Bij de enquête van 2026 lag de nadruk op de (verandering in) de evaluatie van de federale regering, de houding tegenover de internationale veiligheidscontext, en de mening van kiezers over de besparingen op overheidsuitgaven. French De Stemming / L’Enquête Nationale 2026 (DSEN26) est une enquête en ligne menée auprès d'un échantillon de N=5,354 adultes (âgés de 18 ans et plus) résidant en Belgique : 1,083 résidents de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, 2,145 de la Région flamande et 2,126 de la Région wallonne. L'enquête a été élaborée par Stefaan Walgrave (Université D’Anvers), Jean-Benoît Pilet (ULB) et Jonas Lefevere (Université D’Anvers) à la demande de la VRT NWS, de la RTBF et de De Standaard, dans le but d'analyser l'opinion publique belge. Les thèmes abordés dans l'enquête couvrent les opinions et les préférences politiques des répondants, leurs préférences en matière de politiques publiques à mettre en œuvre et leurs attitudes générales à l'égard de la démocratie et de la politique. L'enquête de 2026 mettait l'accent sur l'évaluation (et son évolution) du gouvernement fédéral, l'attitude face au contexte sécuritaire international, ainsi que l'opinion des électeurs sur les mesures d'économie dans les dépenses publiques. References to previous editions of De Stemming De Stemming 2020 De Stemming 2021 De Stemming 2022 De Stemming 2023 De Stemming 2024 De Stemming / L'Enquête Nationale 2025","keywords":["Social Sciences","Politics.PoliticalIdeology","Politics.PoliticalBehaviourAndAttitudes","Politics.Elections"],"license":"https://www.sodha.be/api/datasets/:persistentId/versions/1.0/customlicense?persistentId=doi:10.34934/DVN/DEES19","includedInDataCatalog":{"@type":"DataCatalog","name":"Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA","url":"https://www.sodha.be"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA"},"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA"},"distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","name":"20260522_DSEN26_analysis.do","encodingFormat":"application/x-stata-syntax","contentSize":248620,"description":"Stata analysis file for report DSEN26","contentUrl":"https://www.sodha.be/api/access/datafile/7007"},{"@type":"DataDownload","name":"DSEN2026_Codebook.pdf","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","contentSize":619818,"description":"Codebook and methodological note.","contentUrl":"https://www.sodha.be/api/access/datafile/7004"},{"@type":"DataDownload","name":"DSEN2026_final-1.tab","encodingFormat":"text/tab-separated-values","contentSize":21341460,"description":"CSV export of the dataset","contentUrl":"https://www.sodha.be/api/access/datafile/7002"},{"@type":"DataDownload","name":"DSEN2026_final.tab","encodingFormat":"text/tab-separated-values","contentSize":3412840,"description":"STATA dataset, with labels in three languages (English, Dutch, French). 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