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Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region

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Parliament of the
Brussels-Capital Region

Dutch: Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
French: Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Coat of arms or logo
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)

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.

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

References

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  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.)