Volt Belgium
Volt Belgien

Volt België

Volt Belgique
AbbreviationVolt
LeaderCarlo Giovanni Giudice Johanna Dirlewanger-Lücke
SecretaryJasper Coosemans
Founded28 July 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-28)
HeadquartersBrussels
Ideology
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colors  Purple
Website
https://www.voltbelgium.org/
National sections of Volt Europa. The borders of the European Union are shown in red.

Volt Belgium (short name: Volt, Dutch: Volt België, French: Volt Belgique, German: Volt Belgien) is a political party in Belgium. It is part of the pan-European party Volt Europa.

Policies

As part of the pan-European movement Volt Europa, the party aims to solve current challenges and issues such as climate change, migration and unemployment through closer European cooperation.[1] The party advocates for citizen participation and more transparency in politics.[2]

European policy

The party aims to create a federal, united Europe. To do this, the party wants to strengthen the European Parliament and a European government and a European Prime Minister.[3]

History

Volt has been active in Belgium since 2017 and was officially founded as a party on 28 July 2018.[4][5] The then 19-year-old Arno Sterck was elected chairman.[6] It was the first national section of the paneuropean movement to participate in the elections.[7] In April 2022, the party elected the German-French Johanna Dirlewanger-Lücke and the German-Italian Carlo Giovanni Giudiceneue as new party leaders.[3]

At its election congress in October 2023, the party chose Sophie in 't Veld for the Dutch-speaking electoral body and Suzana Carp for the French-speaking electoral body as its top candidates.[8][9]

Elections

2019

The party participated in the 2018 municipal elections in Ixelles (0,58 %)[10] and Etterbeek (1,58 %),[11] and on a list with the local Pirate Party in Antwerp.[12]

In the 2019 European Parliament election, Volt only participated in the Dutch-language electoral college and received 0.48% of the vote.[13]

In the 2019 Belgian parliamentary election, Volt participated in the Antwerp constituency and received 1669 votes, representing 0.14 % of the vote in the constituency and 0.02 % of the vote nationally.[14][15]

2024

The party wants to take part in the European elections in the Dutch and French-speaking electoral college. Lead candidates are Sophie in 't Veld in the dutch and Suzana Carp in the french electoral college. The party also wants to take part in the national parliamentary elections and the regional elections in Brussels and Flanders.[16]

To be eligible for election, the party must collect a total of 13,500 supporting signatures. Due to errors in the system for the digital collection of signatures, the party complained about the flaws in an open letter in January 2024.[17][18]

Organisation

The party is led by a dual leadership of a man and a woman.[3]

Finances

For transparency reasons, the party has committed itself to publishing all donations exceeding 500 euros on its website.[19]

Volt spent 100 euros on social media advertising on Facebook and Instagram in 2021, and 250 euros in 2022.[20]

External links

References

  1. ^ "Pan-Europese beweging Volt ook in België actief". DeWereldMorgen.be. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ Reyners, Antoinette (2023-12-27). ""Volt", ce mouvement politique qui veut révolutionner l'Europe". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ a b c "Brusselaars worden partijvoorzitters van Volt". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ "Le parti Volt présentera des listes à Ixelles et Etterbeek". Édition digitale de Bruxelles (in French). 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  5. ^ "Jongerenpartij mikt op Brussel". De Standaard (in Flemish). 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ^ "'Wij zijn de eerste echte Europese partij'". De Standaard (in Flemish). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  7. ^ NWS, VRT (2021-03-18). "Pan-Europese partij Volt bestaat ook in België, maak kennis met covoorzitter Olivia ten Horn". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  8. ^ "Volt Belgium elects lead-candidates for the June 2024 elections". Volt België. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  9. ^ "Ex-D66'er In 't Veld lijsttrekker van Volt in België". 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  10. ^ "Élections communales 2018 - Résultats officiels - Ixelles". bru2018.brussels. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  11. ^ "Élections communales 2018 - Résultats officiels - Etterbeek". bru2018.brussels. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  12. ^ "Anvers: les résultats des élections communales 2018". Le Soir (in French). 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  13. ^ "Results in figures Dutch electoral College". 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  14. ^ "Ergebnisse in Zahlen Wahlkreis Antwerpen". 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  15. ^ "Ergebnisse in Zahlen Königreich". 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  16. ^ "Candidates 2024". Volt België. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  17. ^ "'Als nieuwe partij is het bergop fietsen'". tijd.be. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  18. ^ Boileau, Clément (2024-01-28). ""Un obstacle au processus démocratique" : "Volt" face aux rouages numériques du fédéral". lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  19. ^ "Transparency". Volt Belgium. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  20. ^ NWS, VRT (2023-01-11). "Politieke partijen geven recordbedrag uit aan advertenties op sociale media, N-VA absolute koploper (ook Europees)". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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