Members and Elections
The Parliament of the German-speaking Community has 25 members who are directly elected every 5 years, together with the elections for the European Parliament. These members are the only members who have the right to speak and to vote. In addition, there are also a number of members with a consultative vote who not actual members of the Parliament, but do have the right to attend and participate in its meetings.
The advisory members are the Provincial Councillors of Liège, the members of the Walloon Parliament, the members of the Chamber of Representatives and the members of the Senate who reside in the German-speaking area of Belgium and have taken the oath of office in German, as well as the Member of the European Parliament elected by the German-speaking electoral college.
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