Ecolo should not be confused with ecolo.org.
| Ecolo | |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Leader: | Rajae Maouane and |
| Think Tank: | Centre d'études Jacky Morael[1] |
| International: | Global Greens |
| European: | European Green Party |
| Europarl: | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Regional: | Socialists, Greens and Democrats[2] |
| Colours: | Green |
| Affiliation1 Title: | Flemish counterpart |
| Affiliation1: | Groen |
| Headquarters: | Espace Kegeljan Av. de Marlagne 52, Namur |
| Seats1 Title: | Chamber of Representatives (French-speaking seats) |
| Seats2 Title: | Senate (French-speaking seats) |
| Seats3 Title: | Parliament of Wallonia |
| Seats4 Title: | Parliament of the French Community |
| Seats5 Title: | Brussels Parliament (French-speaking seats) |
| Seats6 Title: | Parliament of the German-speaking Community |
| Seats7 Title: | European Parliament (French-speaking seats) |
| Website: | http://www.ecolo.be |
Ecolo, officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales (English: Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles) is a French-speaking political party in Belgium based on green politics.[3] [4] The party is active in Wallonia, the Brussels-Capital Region, and the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
Ecolo's Flemish equivalent is Groen; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.
Ecolo is officially a backronym for Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales "Confederated Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles", but is really just short for écologistes, French for environmentalists.
Ecolo was part of the 1999 Verhofstadt I Government, but withdrew from the coalition before the 2003 general election, which saw it lose nearly two thirds of its 14 federal parliamentary seats in the face of a resurgent Socialist Party. The party made quite a comeback, however, in the 2007 general election, though failing to match the peak popularity it had enjoyed in 1999. In the general election of 10 June 2007, the party won eight out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two out of the 40 directly elected seats in the Senate.
In the 2010 elections, the party again won eight seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two in the Senate.[5]
Ecolo is a political party that promotes sustainable development policies, aimed at preserving the environment and combating climate change, in the interests of current and future generations. The party seeks to create a more democratic and inclusive society by encouraging new political practices and strengthening citizen participation in a model of participatory democracy.[6]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977[7] | 3,834 | 0.1 | 0 | align=center style="background:#ddd;" | ||
| 1978[8] | 21,224 | 0.4 | 0 | align=center style="background:#ddd;" | ||
| 1981[9] | 132,312 | 2.2 | 2 | |||
| 1985[10] | 152,483 | 2.5 | 3 | |||
| 1987[11] | 157,988 | 2.6 | 2 | |||
| 1991[12] | 312,624 | 5.1 | 7 | |||
| 1995[13] | 243,362 | 4.0 | 4 | |||
| 1999[14] | 457,281 | 7.4 | 5 | |||
| 2003[15] | 201,118 | 3.1 | 7 | |||
| 2007[16] | 340,378 | 5.1 | 4 | |||
| 2010[17] | 313,047 | 4.8 | 0 | |||
| 2014[18] | 222,524 | 3.3 | 2 | |||
| 2019[19] | 416,452 | 6.1 | 7 | |||
| 2024 | 204,438 | 2.9 | 10 | TBD |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977[20] | 7,558 | 0.1 | |||
| 1978[21] | 43,883 | 0.8 | |||
| 1981[22] | 153,989 | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| 1985[23] | 163,361 | 2.7 | 1 | ||
| 1987[24] | 168,491 | 2.8 | |||
| 1991[25] | 323,683 | 5.3 | 4 | ||
| 1995[26] | 258,635 | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 1999[27] | 458,658 | 7.4 | 1 | ||
| 2003[28] | 208,868 | 3.2 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 385,466 | 5.8 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 353,111 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||||||
| 1989 | 44,874 | 10.2 (#5) | |||||
| 1995 | 37,308 | 9.0 (#4) | 1 | ||||
| 1999 | 77,969 | 21.3 (#2) | 18.3 (#2) | 7 | |||
| 2004 | 37,908 | 9.7 (#4) | 8.3 (#4) | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 82,663 | 20.2 (#3) | 17.9 (#3) | 9 | |||
| 2014 | 41,368 | 10.1 (#5) | 8.9 (#5) | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 74,246 | 19.1 (#2) | 16.2 (#2) | 7 | |||
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,897 | 15.0 (#5) | ||||
| 1995 | 5,128 | 13.9 (#4) | 1 | |||
| 1999 | 4,694 | 12.7 (#5) | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 2,972 | 8.2 (#5) | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 4,310 | 11.5 (#5) | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 3,591 | 9.5 (#6) | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 4,902 | 12.5 (#5) | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 3,644 | 9.1 (#6) | 1 |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 196,988 | 10.4 (#4) | ||||
| 1999 | 347,225 | 18.2 (#3) | 6 | |||
| 2004 | 167,916 | 8.5 (#4) | 11 | |||
| 2009 | 372,067 | 18.5 (#3) | 11 | |||
| 2014 | 141,813 | 8.6 (#4) | 10 | |||
| 2019 | 294,631 | 14.5 (#3) | 8 |
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||||||||
| 1979 | 107,833 | 5.14 (#5) | 1.98 | New | − | ||||
| 1984 | 220,663 | 9.85 (#4) | 3.86 | 1 | RBW | ||||
| 1989 | 371,053 | 16.56 (#4) | 6.29 | 1 | G | ||||
| 1994 | Paul Lannoye Unclear | 290,859 | 5,714 | 13.02 (#4) | 14.90 (#4) | 4.97 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | Paul Lannoye Didier Cremer | 525,316 | 6,276 | 22.70 (#3) | 17.01 (#3) | 8.59 | 2 | Greens/EFA | |
| 2004 | Pierre Jonckheer Lambert Jaegers | 239,687 | 3,880 | 9.84 (#4) | 10.49 (#4) | 3.75 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Isabelle Durant Claudia Niessen | 562,081 | 6,025 | 22.88 (#3) | 15.58 (#3) | 8.64 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Philippe Lamberts Erwin Schöpges | 285,196 | 6,429 | 11.69 (#3) | 16.66 (#2) | 4.36 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Philippe Lamberts Shqiprim Thaqi | 485,655 | 6,675 | 19.91 (#2) | 16.37 (#2) | 7.31 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Saskia Bricmont Shqiprim Thaqi | 259,745 | 4,819 | 10.06 (#5) | 11.10 (#6) | 3.71 | 1 | ||
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