The new MPs of the Brussels Parliament and the Walloon Parliament were sworn in on Tuesday afternoon, launching the new legislature.
The installation procedure of the elected members in the Brussels Parliament was chaired by Bertin Mampaka, the longest-serving member, elected on 9 June. In Brussels, 20 MR MPs were sworn in.
In the Walloon Parliament, the first plenary session of the legislature was opened at 2:00 pm by Jean-Paul Wahl, the longest-serving member of the Walloon regional assembly. Three credentials verification committees, each made up of five members drawn by lot, were established. Then the 75 elected members, including 26 MR MPs, were sworn in.
In both parliaments, the MR positions itself as the leading French-speaking political force.
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