Volt Belgium
Volt Belgien

Volt België

Volt Belgique
AbbreviationVolt
LeaderCarlo Giovanni Giudice Johanna Dirlewanger-Lücke
SecretaryJasper Coosemans
Founded28 July 2018 (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

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]

Election results

Year Election Votes  % Seats +/–
2019 European Parliament election 20.385 0,30 % [lower-alpha 1]
0 / 21
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2019 Belgian parliamentary election 1.669 0,02 % [lower-alpha 2]
0 / 150
 New
  1. ↑ They only ran in the Dutch-language electoral college (0.48 % there).
  2. ↑ They only ran in the Antwerp constituency (0.14 % there).

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.[16]

Volt spent 100 euros on social media advertising on Facebook and Instagram in 2021, and 250 euros in 2022.[17]

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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/ex-d66-er-in-t-veld-lijsttrekker-van-volt-in-belgie~bf4e9b1b/. Retrieved 2023-12-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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. ↑ "Transparency". Volt Belgium. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  17. ↑ 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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