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 (demissionary) (37) PS (16); Ecolo (7); DéFI (6); Groen (4); Vooruit (2); Open Vld (2); Opposition (52) MR (20); PVDA-PTB (16); LE (8); Team Fouad Ahidar (3); N-VA (2); VB (2); CD&V (1);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Last election	9 June 2024
Next election	2029
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 governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. It is also known as the Brussels Regional Parliament (French: Parlement Bruxellois, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Parlement).

^ "The Belgian Constitution (English version)" (PDF). Belgian House of Representatives. January 2009. 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.)

[Belgian_Constitution-1] "The Belgian Constitution (English version)" (PDF). Belgian House of Representatives. January 2009. 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.

[CIRB-creation-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.)

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