Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)

Chamber of Representatives

Dutch: *Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers*code: nl is deprecated
French: *Chambre des représentants*code: fr is deprecated
German: *Abgeordnetenkammer*code: de is deprecated
Dutch:	Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers
French:	Chambre des représentants
German:	Abgeordnetenkammer
55th legislature
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Type
Type	Lower house
Leadership
President	Eliane Tillieux, PS ; since 13 October 2020
Majority leaders	Ahmed Laaouej, PS ; Benoît Piedbœuf, MR; Servais Verherstraeten, CD&V; Maggie De Block, Open Vld ; Melissa Depraetere, Vooruit; Kristof Calvo, Ecolo-Groen
Opposition leaders	Peter De Roover, N-VA; Barbara Pas, Vlaams Belang ; Raoul Hedebouw, PVDA-PTB, ; Catherine Fonck, cdH
Structure
Seats	150
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Political groups	Government (87) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> PS (19); Vooruit (9); <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/M' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> MR (14); <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/O' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> Open Vld (12); CD&V (12); <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/E' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> Ecolo (13); <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> Groen (8); Opposition (63) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> N-VA (24); <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/V' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> VB (18); <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/W' not found.; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;"> PVDA-PTB (12); LE (5); DéFI (2); Independent (2);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation within eleven constituencies, with 5% constituency electoral thresholds
Last election	26 May 2019
Next election	2024
Meeting place
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	Palace of the Nation, Brussels
Website
	www.dekamer.be ; lachambre.be
Rules
	Rules of Procedure of the Belgian House of Representatives (English)

The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: File:Loudspeaker.png Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers (info • help), French: [Chambre des représentants] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), German: [Abgeordnetenkammer] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate.

It is considered to be the "lower house" of the Federal Parliament.

Chamber Of Representatives (Belgium) Media

Belgique - Bruxelles - Palais de la Nation - 01.jpg

The Palace of the Nation in Brussels, home to both Chambers of the Federal Parliament of Belgium
Prestation de serment de Léopold II le 17 décembre 1865.jpg

Oath-taking of Leopold II of Belgium, Palace of the Nation (Brussels), 17 December 1865.

References

↑ ""Les engagés" : Nouveau nom et nouveau projet pour le CDH au terme d'une réflexion citoyenne".

Other websites

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[1] ""Les engagés" : Nouveau nom et nouveau projet pour le CDH au terme d'une réflexion citoyenne".

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