The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal,representative democratic,constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state,and the prime minister of Belgium is the head of government,in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament,the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives. The federation is made up of (language-based) communities and (territorial) regions. Philippe is the seventh and current King of the Belgians,having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013.
The Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium. The party has been described as centre-right and has smaller factions within the party that have conservative liberal and social liberal views. The party is a member of the Liberal Group,Renew Europe,and Liberal International.
Vooruit is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party until 21 March 2021,when its current name was adopted.
The New Flemish Alliance is a Flemish nationalist,conservative and Eurosceptic political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).
The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region,is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region,one of the three regions of Belgium. It is also known as the Brussels Regional Parliament.
The Federal Parliament is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate. It sits in the Palace of the Nation in the centre of the nation's capital,Brussels.
The Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium,the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament. Created in 1831 as a chamber fully equal to the Chamber of Representatives,it has undergone several reforms in the past,most notably in 1993 and 2014. The 2014 elections were the first without a direct election of senators. Instead,the new Senate is composed of members of community and regional parliaments and co-opted members. It is a chamber of the communities and regions and serves as a platform for discussion and reflection about matters between these federated entities. The Senate today plays a minor role in the federal legislative process. However,the Senate,together with the Chamber,has full competence for the Constitution and legislation on the organization and functioning of the Federal State and the federated entities. Since the reform of 2014,it holds about ten plenary sessions a year.
Elections in Belgium are organised for legislative bodies only,and not for executive functions. Direct elections take place for the European Parliament,the Chamber of Representatives,the Parliaments of the Regions,the Parliaments of the Communities,the provincial councils,the municipal councils and the councils of Districts of Antwerp. Voting is mandatory in federal elections,and all elections use proportional representation which in general requires coalition governments.
The Constitutional Court plays a central role within the federal Belgian state. This is a judicial court founded in 1980. Its jurisdiction was augmented in 1988 and 2003.
The Chamber of Representatives is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium,the other being the Senate. It is considered to be the "lower house" of the Federal Parliament.
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 10 June 2007. Voters went to the polls in order to elect new members for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate.
The Constitution of Belgium dates back to 1831. Since then Belgium has been a parliamentary monarchy that applies the principles of ministerial responsibility for the government policy and the Trias Politica.
Libertarian,Direct,Democratic is a conservative-liberal,libertarian,right-wing populist Flemish political party in Belgium.
The Benelux Parliament is one of the institutions of the Benelux economic union. The Parliament was established by an agreement signed by Belgium,the Netherlands and Luxembourg on 5 November 1955,which means it had already existed for three years when the Benelux Union was signed on 3 February 1958. The Benelux Parliament provides the governments with advice on economic and cross-frontier cooperation. Its recommendations may also concern other matters if common interests or current events so dictate. The parliament also keeps the three governments informed about the opinions that move in the parliamentary assemblies from which its members originate.
Steven Vanackere is a Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). He held the portfolios of Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reform in the Leterme II government. He is the son of Leo Vanackere,who,following a political career as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate of Belgium,became the Provincial Governor of West Flanders in 1979. His grandfather,Remi Wallays,had also been a senator and had been a former Mayor of Wevelgem.
The government of the Brussels-Capital Region is the political administration of the Brussels Capital Region of Belgium. An election is held every five years. The government is headed by a Minister-President,four ministers and three state secretaries.
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 25 May 2014. All 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected,whereas the Senate was no longer directly elected following the 2011–2012 state reform. These were the first elections held under King Philippe's reign.
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 26 May 2019,alongside the country's European and regional elections. All 150 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected from eleven multi-member constituencies.
Leo Joy Donné is a Belgian politician and a member of the Flemish nationalist New Flemish Alliance and a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.
Federal elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 2024. The Chamber of Representatives received 150 members with five-year terms. European and regional elections took place on the same day.
