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Ecolo's Flemish equivalent is Groen; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.

Name

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.

History

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.[4]

Political views

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.[5]

Election results

Chamber of Representatives

Election Votes % Seats +/- Government
1977[6] 3,834 0.1 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
1978[7] 21,224 0.4 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
1981[8] 132,312 2.2 Template:Composition bar Increase 2 Opposition
1985[9] 152,483 2.5 Template:Composition bar Increase 3 Opposition
1987[10] 157,988 2.6 Template:Composition bar Decrease 2 Opposition
1991[11] 312,624 5.1 Template:Composition bar Increase 7 Opposition
1995[12] 243,362 4.0 Template:Composition bar Decrease 4 Opposition
1999[13] 457,281 7.4 Template:Composition bar Increase 5 Coalition
2003[14] 201,118 3.1 Template:Composition bar Decrease 7 Opposition
2007[15] 340,378 5.1 Template:Composition bar Increase 4 Opposition
2010[16] 313,047 4.8 Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Opposition
2014[17] 222,524 3.3 Template:Composition bar Decrease 2 Opposition
2019[18] 416,452 6.1 Template:Composition bar Increase 7 Template:Partial2
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2024 204,438 2.9 Template:Composition bar Decrease 10 Opposition

Senate

Election Votes % Seats +/-
1977[19] 7,558 0.1 Template:Composition bar
1978[20] 43,883 0.8 Template:Composition bar Steady
1981[21] 153,989 2.6 Template:Composition bar Increase 3
1985[22] 163,361 2.7 Template:Composition bar Decrease 1
1987[23] 168,491 2.8 Template:Composition bar Steady
1991[24] 323,683 5.3 Template:Composition bar Increase 4
1995[25] 258,635 4.3 Template:Composition bar Decrease 4
1999[26] 458,658 7.4 Template:Composition bar Increase 1
2003[27] 208,868 3.2 Template:Composition bar Decrease 2
2007 385,466 5.8 Template:Composition bar Increase 1
2010 353,111 5.5 Template:Composition bar Steady 0

Regional

Brussels Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/- Government
F.E.C. Overall
1989 44,874 10.2 (#5) Template:Composition bar Opposition
1995 37,308 9.0 (#4) Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Opposition
1999 77,969 21.3 (#2) 18.3 (#2) Template:Composition bar Increase 7 Opposition
2004 37,908 9.7 (#4) 8.3 (#4) Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Coalition
2009 82,663 20.2 (#3) 17.9 (#3) Template:Composition bar Increase 9 Coalition
2014 41,368 10.1 (#5) 8.9 (#5) Template:Composition bar Decrease 8 Opposition
2019 74,246 19.1 (#2) 16.2 (#2) Template:Composition bar Increase 7 Coalition
2024 38,386 9.85 (#5) #5 Template:Composition bar Decrease 8 Template:TBD

German-speaking Community Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/- Government
1990 5,897 15.0 (#5) Template:Composition bar Opposition
1995 5,128 13.9 (#4) Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Opposition
1999 4,694 12.7 (#5) Template:Composition bar Steady 0 Coalition
2004 2,972 8.2 (#5) Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Opposition
2009 4,310 11.5 (#5) Template:Composition bar Increase 1 Opposition
2014 3,591 9.5 (#6) Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Opposition
2019 4,902 12.5 (#5) Template:Composition bar Increase 1 Opposition
2024 3,644 9.1 (#6) Template:Composition bar Decrease 1 Opposition

Walloon Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/- Government
1995 196,988 10.4 (#4) Template:Composition bar Opposition
1999 347,225 18.2 (#3) Template:Composition bar Increase 6 Coalition
2004 167,916 8.5 (#4) Template:Composition bar Decrease 11 Opposition
2009 372,067 18.5 (#3) Template:Composition bar Increase 11 Coalition
2014 141,813 8.6 (#4) Template:Composition bar Decrease 10 Opposition
2019 294,631 14.5 (#3) Template:Composition bar Increase 8 Coalition
2024 144,189 7.0 (#5) Template:Composition bar Decrease 7 Opposition

European Parliament

Election List leader Votes % Seats +/− EP Group
F.E.C. G.E.C. F.E.C. G.E.C. Overall
1979 Paul Lannoye (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 107,833 Template:N/A 5.14 (#5) Template:N/A 1.98 Template:Composition bar New
1984 François Roelants du Vivier (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 220,663 Template:N/A 9.85 (#4) Template:N/A 3.86 Template:Composition bar Increase 1 RBW
1989 Paul Lannoye (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 371,053 Template:N/A 16.56 (#4) Template:N/A 6.29 Template:Composition bar Increase 1 G
1994 Paul Lannoye (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Unclear (G.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
290,859 5,714 13.02 (#4) 14.90 (#4) 4.97 Template:Composition bar Decrease 1
1999 Paul Lannoye (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Didier Cremer (G.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
525,316 6,276 22.70 (#3) 17.01 (#3) 8.59 Template:Composition bar Increase 2 Greens/EFA
2004 Pierre Jonckheer (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Lambert Jaegers (G.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
239,687 3,880 9.84 (#4) 10.49 (#4) 3.75 Template:Composition bar Decrease 2
2009 Isabelle Durant (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Claudia Niessen (G.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
562,081 6,025 22.88 (#3) 15.58 (#3) 8.64 Template:Composition bar Increase 1
2014 Philippe Lamberts (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Erwin Schöpges (G.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
285,196 6,429 11.69 (#3) 16.66 (#2) 4.36 Template:Composition bar Decrease 1
2019 Philippe Lamberts (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Shqiprim Thaqi (G.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
485,655 6,675 19.91 (#2) 16.37 (#2) 7.31 Template:Composition bar Increase 1
2024 Saskia Bricmont (F.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Shqiprim Thaqi (G.E.C.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
259,745 4,819 10.06 (#5) 11.10 (#6) 3.71 Template:Composition bar Decrease 1

Elected politicians

Current

European Parliament

Chamber of Representatives

  • 2010 – 2014:
  1. Ronny Balcaen
  2. Juliette Boulet
  3. Olivier Deleuze (resigned in 2012; replaced by Lahssaini Fouad)
  4. Zoé Genot
  5. Muriel Gerkens
  6. Georges Gilkinet
  7. Eric Jadot
  8. Thérèse Snoy et d'Oppuers

Brussels-Capital Region Parlement

  • 2009 – 2014:
  1. Aziz Albishari
  2. Dominique Braeckman
  3. Jean-Claude Defosse
  4. Céline Delforge
  5. Anne Dirix
  6. Anne Herscovici
  7. Zakia Khattabi
  8. Vincent Lurquin
  9. Alain Maron
  10. Jacques Morel
  11. Ahmed Mouhssin
  12. Marie Nagy
  13. Yaron Pesztat
  14. Arnaud Pinxteren
  15. Barbara Trachte
  16. Vincent Vanhalewyn

Past

European Parliament

  • 1989 - 1994
  1. Brigitte Ernst de la Greate

Chamber of Representatives

  • 1995 – 1999:
  1. Philippe Dallons
  2. Olivier Deleuze
  3. Thierry Detienne
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  6. Jean-Pierre Viseur
  • 1999 – 2003:
  1. Marie-Thérèse Coenen
  2. Martine Dardenne
  3. Vincent Decroly
  4. Olivier DeleuzeZoé Genot (14 July 1999)
  5. Thierry DetienneMuriel Gerkens (23 July 1999)
  6. Claudine Drion
  7. Michèle Gilkinet
  8. Mirella Minne
  9. Géraldine Pelzer-Salandra
  10. Paul TimmermansBernard Baille (1 September 2002)
  11. Jean-Pierre ViseurGérard Gobert (10 January 2001)
  • 2003–2007:
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  • 2007–2010:
  1. Juliette Boulet
  2. Zoé Genot
  3. Muriel Gerkens
  4. Georges Gilkinet
  5. Philippe Henry
  6. Fouad Lahssaini
  7. Jean-Marc Nollet
  8. Thérèse Snoy et d'Oppuers

Brussels-Capital Region Parlement

  • 2004–2009:
  1. Dominique Braeckman
  2. Alain Daems
  3. Céline Delforge
  4. Christos Doulkeridis
  5. Josy Dubié
  6. Paul Galand
  7. Yaron Pesztat

Important figures

See also

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