Belgian Chamber of Representatives

...starts. This process is based largely on constitutional convention rather than written law. The King first consults the President of the Chamber of Representatives and the President of the Senate . The King also meets a number of prominent...

In this article: Chamber of Representatives, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and Albert II

...of Representatives and the Senate, which resulted in the latter having fewer competences than the Chamber of Representatives. Prior to that, the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate did the same parliamentary work on an equal...

In this article: Chamber of Representatives, Belgian Federal Parliament, Prince Laurent, Princess Astrid, Prince Philippe, and Brussels

...was based on principles of popular sovereignty, separation of powers, and a bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a Chamber of Representatives. Although its tenor was more democratic than the two previous constitutions,...

In this article: Alfredo Stroessner, Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia, Carlos Antonio Lopez, Chamber of Representatives, Roman Catholic Church, Jose Felix Estigarribia, Fulgencio Yegros, and Paraguay

...prosecuted in relationship to Belgian law of 1981 that seeks to repress certain acts inspired by racism and xenophobia. On July, 2002, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives voted to remove the immunity of Daniel Feret and allowed for a...

In this article: Daniel Feret, Brussels, Summons, Xenophobia, and National Front

...bill are political actions by their opponents. The bill inserting an article 15ter in the law of 4 July 1989 was introduced in the Chamber of Representatives by Claude Eerdekens and Charles Janssens of the Parti Socialiste on 23 June...

In this article: Chamber of Representatives, King Albert II of Belgium, and Belgian Federal Parliament

The First Vice-President is usually a member of the other language group than that of the President. The current President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives is Patrick Dewael of Open Vld. The President presides over the plenary...

Elections for the Chamber of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament were held on October 29 1995. The term of the existing Chamber of Representatives was to expire one year later, in 1996. However, Croatian government of Franjo...

In this article: Chamber of Representatives, Croatian Parliament, Operation Storm, Croatian Peasant Party, Croatian People's Party, Croatian Social Liberal Party, Croatian Democratic Union, and Istrian Democratic Assembly

...a second four-year term, allows for a single immediate re-election. </p><p>Uribe has not yet said publicly if he will run again. </p><p>The Chamber of Representatives's secretariat announced the result early Wednesday. Colombia's lower...

In this article: Alvaro Uribe, Colombia, Chamber of Representatives, and Bogota

The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: Camara de Representantes) is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia. The Chamber has 166 elected members for four-year terms. According to the Colombian Constitution, every department is an...

In this article: Chamber of Representatives, Colombia, State Council, and Supreme Court

...in Asse, De Lantsheere was a student of law, obtaining a doctorate, and practiced as an advocate in Brussels. He was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1872 for the Diksmuide area, serving until 1900. He served as...

In this article: Theophile de Lantsheere, National Bank of Belgium, Brussels, Belgian Senate, World War I, and Bank of England