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The Federal Parliament (Dutch: Federaal Parlement; [b] French: Parlement fédéral; [c] German: Föderales Parlament [d]) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium.It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).
The president of the Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Voorzitter van de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: Président de la Chambre des Représentants) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. The current president of the Chamber of Representatives is Peter De Roover of the New Flemish Alliance.
The prime minister then countersigns the royal orders appointing the other members of the new Federal Government. The appointed ministers take the oath of office before the king. After they have taken the oath, the new Council of Ministers meets to draw up the declaration of government, in which the Federal Government sets out the main lines of ...
The president represents the Chamber at both the national (to the other institutions) and the international level. The president also assesses the admissibility of bills and proposals. The president of the Chamber, together with the President of the Belgian Senate, ranks immediately behind the King in the order of precedence. The elder of the ...
The Belgian order of precedence (French: Liste de préséance en Belgique, Dutch: Lijst van préséance in België) is the formal ranking used at the Royal court during acts of state. Because the EU , NATO and SHAPE all have their headquarters in Belgium, this list is used every year during formal receptions at court.
In Belgium, aside from a few minor German-speaking parties, most political parties are either Dutch-speaking (Flemish) or French-speaking; the only major bilingual party operating across all of Belgium is the Workers Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB), [8] a far-left party which first won seats in the Chamber in 2014 and as of 2019 has three seats in ...
Additionally, the president chairs the Bureau, which determines the order of business, supervises the administrative services of the Senate, and leads the Senate's activities. The president of the Senate, together with the president of the Chamber of Representatives, ranks immediately behind the King in the order of precedence. The elder of the ...
Monarch of Belgium (Reign) Took office Left office Time in office Name Composition 1 Étienne Constantin de Gerlache (1785–1871) 1830: 27 February 1831 10 March 1831 11 days Independent (Confessional) De Gerlache – None (Érasme-Louis as regent of Belgium) 2 Joseph Lebeau (1794–1865) — 10 March 1831 24 July 1831 136 days Independent ...