Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
regional parliament
The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region[1][2] (French: Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) is the unicameral parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 89 72 in the French language group 17 in the Dutch language group |
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Political groups | Government (51)
Opposition (38) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | May 26, 2019 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Brussels Parliament building | |
| Website | |
| http://www.parlbruparl.irisnet.be/ | |
Notes
change- ↑ One elected as a member of the Socialist Party and another elected as a member of DierAnimal.
References
change- ↑ "The Belgian Constitution (English version)" (PDF). Belgian House of Representatives. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
Article 3: Belgium comprises three Regions: the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels Region. Article 4: Belgium comprises four linguistic regions: the Dutch-speaking region, the French-speaking region, the bilingual region of Brussels-Capital and the German-speaking region.
- ↑ "Brussels-Capital Region: Creation". Centre d'Informatique pour la Région Bruxelloise (Brussels Regional Informatics Center). 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
Since 18 June 1989, the date of the first regional elections, the Brussels-Capital Region has been an autonomous region comparable to the Flemish and Walloon Regions.
(All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.)