Parliament of the French Community
| Parliament of the French Community Parlement de la Communauté française | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 94 |
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 25 May 2014 |
Next election | 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
| Hôtel de Ligne, Brussels | |
| Website | |
| http://www.pcf.be/ | |
The Parliament of the French Community (French: Parlement de la Communauté française or PCF) is the legislative assembly of the French Community of Belgium based in the Quartier Royal. It consists of all 75 members of the Walloon Parliament except German-speaking members (currently two) who are substituted by French-speaking members from the same party, and 19 members elected by the French linguistic group of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region within the former body. These members are elected for a term of five years.
The current President of the Parliament of the French Community is Philippe Courard (PS).
Current composition (2014-2019)
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Socialist Party (PS) | 36 |
| Reformist Movement (MR) | 30 | |
| • | Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) | 16 |
| Ecolo | 6 | |
| Democratic Federalist Independent (DéFI) | 3 | |
| Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-GO!) | 2 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 1 | |
| Total | 94 | |
Note: Government coalition parties are denoted with bullets (•)
See also
- Government of the French Community
- Minister-President of the French Community
- Walloon Parliament
- Flemish Parliament
- Parliament of the German-speaking Community
External links
- Official website
- Communauté française de Belgique — Official site of the French Community.
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Coordinates: 50°50′48″N 4°21′44″E / 50.8467°N 4.3621°E
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