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The Belgian Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants) is one of the two chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament. The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament, it consists of two chambers. ...

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Composition

Of the total of 150 Representatives, 88 are elected directy by the Flemish electorat and 62 by the Francophone voters. Nevertheless, because of the Belgian Constitution, both linguistic communities are granted equal powers in the Parliament. No bill can be passed without the consent in the two linguistic groups. The current president is Herman De Croo (VLD). A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Flemish (in Dutch, Vlaams) can either refer to Anything belonging to Flanders (the Flemish nation) or to its inhabitants, the Flemings. ... A francophone is a person who speaks French natively or by adoption (i. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ... An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ... A bill can be one of: in American English, paper documents used as currency (notes in British English): see Banknote. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Herman De Croo is the current sitting president of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ...


Francophone Parties

Parti Socialiste

  1. Tabia Belhouari
  2. Mohammed Boukourna
  3. Colette Burgeon
  4. Jacques Chabot
  5. Alisson De Clercq
  6. Jean-Marc Delizée
  7. Valérie Déom
  8. Camille Dieu
  9. Elio Di Rupo
  10. André Frédéric
  11. Véronique Ghenne
  12. Thierry Giet
  13. Jean-Pol Henry
  14. Karine Lalieux
  15. Marie-Claire Lambert
  16. Jean-Claude Maene
  17. Eric Massin
  18. Alain Mathot
  19. Yvan Mayeur
  20. Patrick Moriau
  21. Sophie Pécriaux
  22. André Perpète
  23. Annick Saudoyer
  24. Bruno Van Grootenbrulle
  25. Danielle Van Lombeek-Jacobs

The Parti Socialiste or PS of Belgium is a French-speaking social democratic political party. ... Elio Di Rupo is the leader of the French-speaking Belgian Socialist Party, i. ...

Mouvement Réformateur

  1. Daniel Bacquelaine
  2. Anne Barzin
  3. François Bellot
  4. Pierrette Cahay-André
  5. Olivier Chastel
  6. Philippe Collard
  7. Alain Courtois
  8. Valérie De Bue
  9. François-Xavier de Donnea
  10. Robert Denis
  11. Corinne De Permentier
  12. Daniel Ducarme
  13. Denis Ducarme
  14. Richard Fournaux
  15. Jacqueline Galant
  16. Luc Gustin
  17. Hervé Hasquin
  18. Josée Lejeune
  19. Eric Libert
  20. Olivier Maingain
  21. Jean-Pierre Malmendier
  22. Marie-Christine Marghem
  23. Charles Michel
  24. Philippe Monfils
  25. Dominique Tilmans

The Mouvement Réformateur (MR) is a Belgian French-speaking liberal party, favoring a united Belgium. ...

Centre Démocrate Humaniste

  1. Joseph Arens
  2. Benoît Drèze
  3. David Lavaux
  4. Joëlle Milquet
  5. Jean-Jacques Viseur
  6. Melchior Wathelet
  7. Brigitte Wiaux

The Humanist Democratic Centre (French: Centre Démocrate Humaniste or CDH) is a centrist, Christian Democrat, Belgian French-speaking political party. ... Joëlle Milquet (born February 16, 1961 in Charleroi) is Belgian politician from the CDH (Humanist Democratic Center). ...

Ecolo

  1. Zoé Genot
  2. Muriel Gerkens
  3. Marie Nagy
  4. Jean-Marc Nollet

Ecolo (standing for Ecologistes Confédérés pour lorganisation de luttes originales) is a French-speaking Belgian green political party (Wallonia and Brussels). ...

Front National

  1. Patrick Cocriamont

The National Front is a small extreme right Belgian political party. ...

Flemish Parties

Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten

  1. Filip Anthuenis
  2. Yolande Avontroodt
  3. Alfons Borginon
  4. Miguel Chevalier
  5. Willy Cortois
  6. Rik Daems
  7. Maggie De Block
  8. Herman De Croo
  9. Guido De Padt
  10. Hilde Dierickx
  11. Stef Goris
  12. Guy Hove
  13. Sabien Lahaye-Battheu
  14. Pierre Lano
  15. Georges Lenssen
  16. Claude Marinower
  17. Ingrid Meeus
  18. Karel Pinxten
  19. Martine Taelman
  20. Bart Tommelein
  21. Annemie Turtelboom
  22. Luk Van Biesen
  23. Ludo Van Campenhout
  24. Hilde Vautmans
  25. Geert Versnick

The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former PVV and a few other politicians from other parties. ... Fons Borginon (born Lier, July 12, 1966) is a Belgian politician. ... Herman De Croo is the current sitting president of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the lower house of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ...

SP.A-Spirit

  1. Stijn Bex
  2. Hans Bonte
  3. Dylan Casaer
  4. Cemal Çavdarli
  5. Hilde Claes
  6. Philippe De Coene
  7. Magda De Meyer
  8. Maya Detiège
  9. Dalila Douifi
  10. David Geerts
  11. Anne-Marie Hiemeliers-Baeke
  12. Karine Jiroflée
  13. Geert Lambert
  14. Patrick Lansens
  15. Walter Muls
  16. Jan Peeters
  17. Annemie Roppe
  18. Annelies Storms
  19. Guy Swennen
  20. Koen T'Sijen
  21. Dirk Van der Maelen
  22. Greet van Gool
  23. Inga Verhaert

Socialist Party - Different or Social Progressive Alternative (Dutch: Socialistische Partij - Anders or Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (sp. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. ...

Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams

  1. Hendrik Bogaert
  2. Simonne Blondé-Creyf
  3. Dirk Claes
  4. Pieter De Crem
  5. Roel Deseyn
  6. Carl Devlies
  7. Greta D'hondt
  8. Luc Goutry
  9. Theo Kelchtermans
  10. Nahima Lanjri
  11. Nathalie Muylle
  12. Trees Pieters
  13. Katrien Schryvers
  14. Paul Tant
  15. Jef Van den Bergh
  16. Liesbeth Van der Auwera
  17. Jo Vandeurzen
  18. Tony Van Parys
  19. Herman Van Rompuy
  20. Mark Verhaegen
  21. Servais Verherstraeten

Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ...

Vlaams Belang

  1. Gerolf Annemans
  2. Koen Bultinck
  3. Nancy Caslo
  4. Alexandra Colen
  5. Filip De Man
  6. Ortwin Depoortere
  7. Guy D'haeseleer
  8. Marleen Govaerts
  9. Hagen Goyvaerts
  10. Bart Laeremans
  11. Jan Mortelmans
  12. Staf Neel
  13. Bert Schoofs
  14. Luc Sevenhans
  15. Guido Tastenhoye
  16. Jaak Van den Broeck
  17. Francis Van den Eynde
  18. Frieda Van Themsche

Vlaams Belang (English: Flemish Interest) is a Belgian political party. ... Gerolf Annemans (November 8, 1958) is a Belgian politician. ...

Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie

  1. Patrick De Groote

The Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New-Flemish Alliance) is a Belgian political party, founded in the autumn of 2001. ...

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Eligibility requirements for the Chamber are a minimum age of 21, citizenship, and residency in Belgium.
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