Flemish Parliament

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Flemish Parliament Vlaams Parlement (Dutch)
2019–2024 legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
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
Political groups	Government (68)   N-VA (35)   CD&V (19)   Open Vld (14) Opposition (56)   Vlaams Belang (23)   Groen (14)   Vooruit (13)   PVDA (4)   Independent (2)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	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
Koepelzaal, Flemish Parliament building, Brussels
Website
http://www.vlaamsparlement.be/

The Flemish Parliament (Dutch: Vlaams Parlement^ⓘ, formerly called Flemish Council or Vlaamse Raad) constitutes the legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic region and as a cultural community of Belgium (unlike the French Community and Wallonia, which each have separate legislatures: the Parliament of the French Community and the Parliament of Wallonia).

The Flemish Parliament approves decrees, which are Flemish laws, applicable to all persons in the Flemish Region, and to Flemish institutions in Brussels; it appoints and supervises the Flemish Government; and it approves the Flemish budget. The Flemish Parliament meets in the Flemish Parliament building in central Brussels, and its members and staff are housed in the House of the Flemish Representatives.