Belgian Federal Parliament

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Federal Parliament Dutch: Federaal Parlement French: Parlement fédéral German: Föderales Parlament
Emblem of the Senate and the Emblem of the Chamber of Representatives
Type
Type	Bicameral (de jure) Unicameral (de facto)
Houses	• Senate • Chamber of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Valérie De Bue, MR since 25 July 2024
President of the Chamber	Peter De Roover, N-VA since 10 July 2024
Structure
Seats	Senate: 60 Chamber of Representatives: 150
Senate political groups	Government (31)   MR (10)   PS (6)   CD&V (5)   Vooruit (4)   Ecolo-Groen (3)   VLD (3) Opposition (29)   N-VA (10)   VB (8)   PVDA-PTB (6)   LE (5)
Chamber political groups	Government (76)   MR (20)   PS (16)   Vooruit (13)   CD&V (11)   Open Vld (7)   Groen (6)   Ecolo (3) Opposition (74)   N-VA (24)   VB (20)   PVDA-PTB (15)   LE (14)   DéFI (1)
Elections
Senate voting system	Indirect election
Chamber voting system	Open list proportional representation within eleven constituencies, with 5% constituency electoral thresholds
Last Chamber election	9 June 2024
Meeting place
Palace of the Nation, Brussels
Website
www.fed-parl.be

The Federal Parliament (Dutch: Federaal Parlement; French: Parlement fédéral; German: Föderales Parlament) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives^[A] and the Senate^[B]. It sits in the Palace of the Nation (Dutch: Paleis der Natie; French: Palais de la Nation; German: Palast der Nation) in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.

The Chamber of Representatives is the primary legislative body; the Senate functions only as a meeting place of the federal communities and regions. The Belgian Constitution does not mention the Federal Parliament as such; it stipulates that the federal legislative power is exercised by the King and the Chamber of Representatives (and exceptionally the Senate), and defines when the United Chambers convene.
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