Flemish Parliament
Elected legislative body of Flanders / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Flemish Parliament | |
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2019–2024 legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
Leadership | |
Group leaders - majority | |
- opposition | |
Structure | |
Seats | 124 118 from the Flemish Region 6 from the Brussels-Capital Region |
Political groups | Government (68)
Opposition (56)
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Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Open list proportional representation (using D'Hondt method) within six constituencies, with 5% constituency electoral threshold | |
Last election | 26 May 2019 |
Next election | 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Koepelzaal, Flemish Parliament building, Brussels | |
Website | |
http://www.vlaamsparlement.be/ |
The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: Vlaams Parlementⓘ, formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and as a cultural community of Belgium (unlike the French Community and Wallonia, which each have separate legislatures: the Parliament of the French Community and the Parliament of Wallonia).
The Flemish Parliament approves decrees, which are Flemish laws, applicable to all persons in the Flemish Region, and to Flemish institutions in Brussels; it appoints and supervises the Flemish Government; and it approves the Flemish budget. The Flemish Parliament meets in the Flemish Parliament building in central Brussels, and its members and staff are housed in the House of the Flemish Representatives.