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*
Dutch:	Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
French:	Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Rachid Madrane, PS ; since July 18, 2019
Structure
Seats	89; 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);
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.

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

↑ "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.)