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;^[a] French: Parlement fédéral;^[b] German: Föderales Parlament^[c]) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). It sits in the Palace of the 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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