Brussels Parliament
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The Council of the Region of Brussels-Capital, or Brussels Regional Parliament (French: Conseil de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale or Parlement Bruxellois, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Parlement or Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Raad), is the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium.
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Elections
Elections of 75 Brussels regional deputies take place every five years[1] (http://www.parlbru.irisnet.be/en/parleme/election.htm). Here is the list of past regional elections:
- June 18, 1989 (first elections)
- May 21, 1995, coincided with the federal legislative elections;
- June 13, 1999
- June 13, 2004, coincided with the European Parliament elections.
Functions
The Brussels Parliament role mainly consists in controlling the government of the Brussels-Capital region, approving the budget and creating and passing laws[2] (http://www.parlbru.irisnet.be/en/parleme/fonction.htm).
See also
- Belgian Federal Parliament (federal assembly - upper and lower houses)
- Flemish Parliament (regional and community assembly)
- Walloon Parliament (regional assembly)
- Parliament of the French(-speaking) Community of Belgium (community assembly)
- Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (community assembly)
- Commission communautaire française (COCOF)
- Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (VGC)
External links
- Brussels Parliament (http://www.parlbru.irisnet.be/en/home_en.htm) official webpage
- Parliament groups
- Socialist Party group (http://www.groupeps.be/) (available in French only)
- Liberal group (http://www.groupe-mr.irisnet.be/) (available in French only)
- Green Party group (http://www.ecolo.be/groupe.parlementaire.CRB.php) (available in French only)
- Christian democrat group (http://www.lecdh.be/parlementaires/parlbru.htm) (available in French only)
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| Anderlecht | Auderghem / Oudergem | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-Berchem | Bruxelles / Brussel | Elsene / Ixelles | Etterbeek | Evere | Forest / Vorst | Ganshoren | Jette | Koekelberg | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Joost-ten-Node | Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe | Uccle / Ukkel | Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde | ||
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| Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region | Brussels Parliament | Governor of Brussels-Capital | ||