Palace of the Nation

Belgian Federal Parliament Dutch: Federaal Parlement van België French: Parlement fédéral belge German: Föderales Parlament von Belgien
Emblem of the Senate
Emblem of the Chamber of Representatives
Type
Type	Bicameral (de facto unicameral)
Houses	Senate Chamber
Leadership
President of the Senate	Christine Defraigne, MR Since October 14, 2014
President of the Chamber	Siegfried Bracke, N-VA Since October 14, 2014
Structure
Seats	210 60 Senators 150 Representatives
Senate political groups	N-VA (12)      PS (9)      CD&V (8)      MR (8)      Groen (3) /      Ecolo (3)      VLD (5)      sp.a (5)      cdH (4)      VB (2)      German-speaking senator (1)
Chamber political groups	Government (83):      N-VA (31)      MR (20)      CD&V (18)      VLD (14) Opposition (67):      PS (23)      sp.a (13)      Ecolo/Groen (12)      cdH (9)      VB (3)      PTB–GO!/PVDA+ (2)      FDF (2)      Vuye-Wouters (2)      PP (1)
Elections
Senate voting system	Indirect election
Chamber voting system	Open list proportional representation within eleven constituencies, with 5% constituency electoral thresholds
Chamber last election	May 25, 2014
Meeting place
Palace of the Nation, Brussels
Website
www.fed-parl.be

Government (83):

Opposition (67):

The Belgian Federal Parliament is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (Dutch:  Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers , French: Chambre des Représentants, German: Abgeordnetenkammer) and the Senate (Dutch:  Senaat , French: Sénat, German: Senat). It sits in the Palace of the Nation (French: Palais de la Nation; Dutch: Paleis der Natie). The Chamber of Representatives is the primary legislative body; the Senate functions only as a meeting place of the federal communities and regions.