Flemish Parliament

The Flemish Parliament (Dutch:  Vlaams Parlement (info • help)) is the unicameral parliament of Flanders in Belgium. It used to be called the Flemish Council (Dutch: Vlaamse Raad). It is the legislative power in Flanders in Belgium. It is in charge for matters which deal with Flanders. This if for both the geographic region and the cultural community of Belgium. This is different than the French Community of Belgium and Wallonia. They each have separate legislatures: the Parliament of the French Community and the Parliament of Wallonia).

Flemish Parliament Vlaams Parlement  (Dutch)
2019–2024 legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	None
Leadership
Speaker	Liesbeth Homans, N-VA since 2 October 2019
Group leaders - majority	Wilfried Vandaele, N-VA since 4 October 2019
	Peter Van Rompuy, CD&V since 6 February 2019
	Willem-Frederik Schiltz, Open VLD since 2 October 2019
- opposition	Hannelore Goeman, Forward since 28 December 2019
	Mieke Schauvliege, Groen since 26 April 2023
	Chris Janssens, Vlaams Belang since 25 June 2014
Structure
Seats	124 118 from the Flemish Region 6 from the Brussels-Capital Region
Political groups	Government (69) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  N-VA (35)   CD&V (19) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  Open Vld (15) Opposition (55) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  Vlaams Belang (23) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  Groen (14)   Vooruit (13) <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:; color:;border:1px solid darkgray;">  PVDA (4)   Independent (1)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	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 approves Flemish laws. They apply to all people in the Flemish Region and to Flemish institutions in Brussels. It appoints and supervises the Flemish Government. The Flemish Parliament also approves the Flemish budget. The Flemish Parliament meets in the Flemish Parliament building. It is in central Brussels. Its members and staff work in the House of the Flemish Representatives.