| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement fédéral - Federaal Parlement - Föderales Parlament / Federal Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Sénat - Senaat - Senat / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Chambre des Représentants / House of Representatives
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
4 December 1894
Last amendment: 11 October 2011 |
| Mode of designation |
indirectly elected 50
other 10 |
| Constituencies |
n/a |
| Voting system |
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n/a
The Community or Regional Parliaments send 50 members based on their election results: 29 for the Flemish Parliament, 10 for the Parliament of the French-speaking Community, 8 for the Walloon Parliament, 2 for the French-speaking group of the Brussels Parliament and 1 for the Parliament of the German-speaking Community. These Community and Regional senators then co-opt 10 other senators - six Dutch-speaking and four French-speaking - based on the election results for the House of Representatives.
Vacancies are filled by new designations. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years or over
- Belgian citizenship
- full possession of civil and political rights |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- qualified electors
- age: 18 years or over
- Belgian citizenship
- full possession of civil and political rights
- residence in Belgium |
| Incompatibilities |
- Ministers of the Federal Government or the governments of communities or regions
- Membership of the House of Representatives or of a community or regional parliament (except for Community Senators)
|
| Candidacy requirements |
- Must be a member of a Community or Regional Parliament |
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