Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region

Parliament of the
Brussels-Capital Region

Dutch: Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
French: Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Rachid Madrane, PS
since July 18, 2019
Structure
Seats89
72 in the French language group
17 in the Dutch language group
Political groups
Government (51)
  •   PS (16)
  •   Ecolo (15)
  •   DéFI (10)
  •   Groen (4)
  •   Vooruit (3)
  •   Open Vld (3)

Opposition (38)

  •   MR (13)
  •   PVDA-PTB (11)
  •   LE (6)
  •   N-VA (3)
  •   VB (1)
  •   CD&V (1)
  •   Agora (1)
  •   Independent (2)[n 1]
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
May 26, 2019
Next election
2024
Meeting place
Brussels Parliament building
Website
http://www.parlbruparl.irisnet.be/

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.

Notes

  1. One elected as a member of the Socialist Party and another elected as a member of DierAnimal.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.)