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.

Volt Belgium
Volt Belgien

Volt België

Volt Belgique
AbbreviationVolt
LeaderCarlo Giovanni Giudice Johanna Dirlewanger-Lücke
SecretaryManon Michon
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.

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 +/–
2019 European Parliament election(Dutch-language electoral college) 20.385 0,48 %
0 / 21
 New
2019 Belgian parliamentary election 1.669 0,02 %
0 / 150
 New

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]

References
  1. "Le parti Volt présentera des listes à Ixelles et Etterbeek". Édition digitale de Bruxelles (in French). 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. 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.
  3. "Brusselaars worden partijvoorzitters van Volt". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  4. "Élections communales 2018 - Résultats officiels - Ixelles". bru2018.brussels. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  5. "Élections communales 2018 - Résultats officiels - Etterbeek". bru2018.brussels. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  6. "Anvers: les résultats des élections communales 2018". Le Soir (in French). 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. "Results in figures Dutch electoral College". 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  8. "Ergebnisse in Zahlen Wahlkreis Antwerpen". 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  9. "Ergebnisse in Zahlen Königreich". 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  10. "Transparency". Volt Belgium. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  11. 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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