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The
Parliament of the French Community (
Parlement de la Communauté française or PCF) is the legislative assembly of the
French Community of BelgiumThe French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not...
based in the Quartier Royal.
It consists of all 75 members of the
Walloon ParliamentThe Walloon Parliament , formerly the Walloon Regional Council , is the Parliament of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium with Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region...
, with the exception of the German-speaking members (currently one), and 19 members elected by the French linguistic group of the
Parliament of the Brussels-Capital RegionThe Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region , is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium...
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 Jean-Charles Luperto (
PSThe Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...
).
Current composition
| Affiliation |
Members |
| • |
Parti SocialisteThe Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...
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41 |
| |
Mouvement RéformateurThe Reformist Movement is a French-speaking liberal political party in Belgium. The party was in coalition as part of the Leterme II Government, and was also part of the governing coalition in the Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region until the 2004 regional elections...
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26 |
| • |
Centre Démocrate HumanisteThe Humanist Democratic Centre is a Francophone Christian democratic political party in Belgium. The cdH currently participates in the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, the Government of the French Community and the Walloon Government.- History :...
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17 |
| |
EcoloEcolo is a French-speaking Belgian green political party in Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium...
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5 |
| |
Front NationalThe National Front is a francophone Belgian far-right political party. The party's ideology advocates a strong unitary Belgian nationalism and is strongly against immigration.The party's acting leader is Patrick Cocriamont....
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4 |
| Total |
93 |
Note: Government coalition parties are denoted with bullets (•)
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