Federal Parliament of Belgium

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The Federal Parliament of Belgium is the bicameral national legislature of Belgium, composed of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the federal government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
parliament
canExpress motion of confidence
motion of no confidence
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Belgium
cooperatesWith Belgian monarchy
surface form: King of the Belgians
country Belgium
elects Prime Minister of Belgium (indirectly via confidence)
establishedInPeriod 1830s
hasComponent Federal Parliament of Belgium self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chamber of Representatives of Belgium

Senate of Belgium
hasFunction representation of the Belgian people
hasHouse Federal Parliament of Belgium self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chamber of Representatives of Belgium

Senate of Belgium
hasJurisdiction federal level of Belgium
hasLegislativeTermForChamberOfRepresentatives 4 years
hasLowerHouse Federal Parliament of Belgium self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
hasNumberOfHouses 2
hasPower to amend the Constitution of Belgium
to approve federal laws
to approve the federal budget of Belgium
hasRoleIn constitutional revision procedures
ratification of international treaties (federal level)
hasTypeOfGovernmentSystem parliamentary democracy
hasUpperHouse Senate of Belgium
hasVotingSystemInLowerHouse proportional representation
hasWebsite https://www.dekamer.be
https://www.senate.be
isBicameralSince 1831
isSubjectTo Belgian constitutional law
legislativeBodyFor Federal Government of Belgium
locatedInCapital Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
meetsIn Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
meetsInBuilding Palace of the Nation
meetsInCity Brussels, Belgium
surface form: City of Brussels
nativeNameLanguage Dutch
French
German
officialLanguage Dutch
French
German
oversees federal executive branch of Belgium
partOf political system of Belgium
responsibleFor federal legislation in Belgium
oversight of the federal government of Belgium

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Belgian Federal Parliament building houses Federal Parliament of Belgium
Belgian Federal Parliament building governedBy Federal Parliament of Belgium
Council of State of Belgium advises Federal Parliament of Belgium
this entity surface form: federal parliament of Belgium
Federal Council of Ministers collectiveResponsibilityTo Federal Parliament of Belgium
Belgian federal politics legislature Federal Parliament of Belgium
Ministerrat subordinateTo Federal Parliament of Belgium
Michel II Government legislature Federal Parliament of Belgium
Belgian royal question involves Federal Parliament of Belgium
this entity surface form: Belgian Parliament
Parc Royal locatedNear Federal Parliament of Belgium
this entity surface form: Belgian Federal Parliament
Royal Park locatedBetween Federal Parliament of Belgium
subject surface form: Royal Park (Brussels)
this entity surface form: Belgian Federal Parliament
Rue Ducale near Federal Parliament of Belgium
this entity surface form: Belgian Federal Parliament
President of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) partOf Federal Parliament of Belgium
Belgian Judicial Code legislature Federal Parliament of Belgium
Palace of the Nation gardens locatedNear Federal Parliament of Belgium
this entity surface form: Belgian Federal Parliament
Chamber of Representatives of Belgium partOf Federal Parliament of Belgium
Title III – Powers of the State of the Belgian Constitution regulates Federal Parliament of Belgium
this entity surface form: federal Parliament of Belgium