Volt Belgium
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.
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Abbreviation | Volt |
Leader | Carlo Giovanni Giudice Johanna Dirlewanger-Lücke |
Secretary | Manon Michon |
Founded | 28 July 2018 |
Headquarters | Brussels |
Ideology | |
European affiliation | Volt Europa |
Colors | Purple |
Website | |
https://www.voltbelgium.org/ |

History
Volt has been active in Belgium since 2017 and was officially founded as a party on 28 July 2018.[1] It was the first national section to participate in the elections.[2] In April 2022, the party elected the German-French Johanna Dirlewanger-Lücke and the German-Italian Carlo Giovanni Giudiceneue as new party leaders.[3]
Elections
The party participated in the 2018 municipal elections in Ixelles (0,58 %)[4] and Etterbeek (1,58 %),[5] and on a list with the local Pirate Party in Antwerp.[6] In the 2019 European Parliament election, Volt only participated in the Dutch-language electoral college and received 0.48% of the vote.[7] 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.[8][9]
Election results
Year | Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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2019 | European Parliament election(Dutch-language electoral college) | 20.385 | 0,48 % | 0 / 21 |
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2019 | Belgian parliamentary election | 1.669 | 0,02 % | 0 / 150 |
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Finances
For transparency reasons, the party has committed itself to publishing all donations exceeding 500 euros on its website.[10]
Volt spent 100 euros on social media advertising on Facebook and Instagram in 2021, and 250 euros in 2022.[11]
External links
References
- "Le parti Volt présentera des listes à Ixelles et Etterbeek". Édition digitale de Bruxelles (in French). 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- 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.
- "Brusselaars worden partijvoorzitters van Volt". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- "Élections communales 2018 - Résultats officiels - Ixelles". bru2018.brussels. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- "Élections communales 2018 - Résultats officiels - Etterbeek". bru2018.brussels. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- "Anvers: les résultats des élections communales 2018". Le Soir (in French). 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- "Results in figures Dutch electoral College". 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- "Ergebnisse in Zahlen Wahlkreis Antwerpen". 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- "Ergebnisse in Zahlen Königreich". 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- "Transparency". Volt Belgium. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- 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.