Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: 
Vlaams Parlement ) 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 is 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 | |
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| 2019–2024 legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
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 |
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Political groups | Government (69)
Opposition (55)
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| 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 | |
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| 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.