Senate Belgian Federal Parliament
since 2014, senate consists of 60 members. there 2 categories of senators: co-opted senators , senators of community , regional parliaments.
50 senators elected , community , regional parliaments: 29 flemish parliament, 10 parliament of french community, 8 walloon parliament, 2 french-language group of parliament of brussels-capital region, , 1 parliament of german-speaking community.
the 10 other senators co-opted: elected 50 other senators. eligibility requirements senate identical chamber.
before 2014, senate consisted of 71 senators, 21 of elected community parliaments. 25 directly elected flemish constituency , 15 french-speaking constituency. last direct election of these 40 members occurred in 2010 federal elections. 2014 elections first 1 reformed senate.
the president of senate christine defraigne (mr) of 2014.
the senate holds plenary meetings in palace of nation, brussels.
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