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Ecolo | |
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| Leader | Marie Lecocq [fr] andSamuel Cogolati [fr] |
| Founded | 1980; 45 years ago (1980) |
| Headquarters | Espace Kegeljan Av. de Marlagne 52,Namur |
| Think tank | Centre d'études Jacky Morael[1] |
| Ideology | Green politics[2][3] |
| Political position | Centre-left[4] |
| Regional affiliation | Socialists, Greens and Democrats[5] |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Flemish counterpart | Groen |
| Colours | Green |
| Chamber of Representatives (French-speaking seats) | 3 / 61 |
| Senate (French-speaking seats) | 5 / 24 |
| Parliament of Wallonia | 12 / 75 |
| Parliament of the French Community | 16 / 94 |
| Brussels Parliament (French-speaking seats) | 15 / 72 |
| Parliament of the German-speaking Community | 3 / 25 |
| European Parliament (French-speaking seats) | 1 / 8 |
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Ecolo (French pronunciation:[ekɔlo]), officiallyÉcologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales ([ekɔlɔʒistkɔ̃fedeʁepuʁlɔʁɡanizasjɔ̃dəlytɔʁiʒinal],lit. 'Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles') is aFrench-speakingpolitical party in Belgium based ongreen politics.[2][3][6] The party is active inWallonia, theBrussels-Capital Region, and theGerman-speaking Community of Belgium.
Ecolo's Flemish equivalent isGroen; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.
Ecolo is officially abackronym forÉcologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales "Confederated Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles", but is really just short forécologistes, French forenvironmentalists.
Ecolo was part of the 1999Verhofstadt 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 resurgentSocialist 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 thegeneral election of 10 June 2007, the party won eight out of 150 seats in theChamber of Representatives and two out of the 40 directly elected seats in theSenate.
In the2010 elections, the party again won eight seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two in the Senate.[7]
Ecolo is a political party that promotessustainable development policies, aimed at preserving theenvironment and combatingclimate 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 ofparticipatory democracy.[8]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977[9] | 3,834 | 0.1 | 0 / 212 |  0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 1978[10] | 21,224 | 0.4 | 0 / 212 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
| 1981[11] | 132,312 | 2.2 | 2 / 212 |  2 | Opposition |
| 1985[12] | 152,483 | 2.5 | 5 / 212 | 3 | Opposition |
| 1987[13] | 157,988 | 2.6 | 3 / 212 |  2 | Opposition |
| 1991[14] | 312,624 | 5.1 | 10 / 212 | 7 | Opposition |
| 1995[15] | 243,362 | 4.0 | 6 / 150 | 4 | Opposition |
| 1999[16] | 457,281 | 7.4 | 11 / 150 | 5 | Coalition |
| 2003[17] | 201,118 | 3.1 | 4 / 150 | 7 | Opposition |
| 2007[18] | 340,378 | 5.1 | 8 / 150 | 4 | Opposition |
| 2010[19] | 313,047 | 4.8 | 8 / 150 | 0 | Opposition |
| 2014[20] | 222,524 | 3.3 | 6 / 150 | 2 | Opposition |
| 2019[21] | 416,452 | 6.1 | 13 / 150 | 7 | External support(2020) |
| Coalition(2020–2025) | |||||
| 2024 | 204,438 | 2.9 | 3 / 150 | 10 | Opposition |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| 1977[22] | 7,558 | 0.1 | 0 / 106 | |
| 1978[23] | 43,883 | 0.8 | 0 / 106 | |
| 1981[24] | 153,989 | 2.6 | 3 / 106 | 3 |
| 1985[25] | 163,361 | 2.7 | 2 / 106 | 1 |
| 1987[26] | 168,491 | 2.8 | 2 / 106 | |
| 1991[27] | 323,683 | 5.3 | 6 / 106 | 4 |
| 1995[28] | 258,635 | 4.3 | 2 / 40 | 4 |
| 1999[29] | 458,658 | 7.4 | 3 / 40 | 1 |
| 2003[30] | 208,868 | 3.2 | 1 / 40 | 2 |
| 2007 | 385,466 | 5.8 | 2 / 40 | 1 |
| 2010 | 353,111 | 5.5 | 2 / 40 | 0 |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government | |
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| F.E.C. | Overall | |||||
| 1989 | 44,874 | 10.2 (#5) | 8 / 75 | Opposition | ||
| 1995 | 37,308 | 9.0 (#4) | 7 / 75 | 1 | Opposition | |
| 1999 | 77,969 | 21.3 (#2) | 18.3 (#2) | 14 / 75 | 7 | Opposition |
| 2004 | 37,908 | 9.7 (#4) | 8.3 (#4) | 7 / 89 | 1 | Coalition |
| 2009 | 82,663 | 20.2 (#3) | 17.9 (#3) | 16 / 89 | 9 | Coalition |
| 2014 | 41,368 | 10.1 (#5) | 8.9 (#5) | 8 / 89 | 8 | Opposition |
| 2019 | 74,246 | 19.1 (#2) | 16.2 (#2) | 15 / 89 | 7 | Coalition |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,897 | 15.0 (#5) | 4 / 25 | Opposition | |
| 1995 | 5,128 | 13.9 (#4) | 3 / 25 | 1 | Opposition |
| 1999 | 4,694 | 12.7 (#5) | 3 / 25 | 0 | Coalition |
| 2004 | 2,972 | 8.2 (#5) | 2 / 25 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2009 | 4,310 | 11.5 (#5) | 3 / 25 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2014 | 3,591 | 9.5 (#6) | 2 / 25 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2019 | 4,902 | 12.5 (#5) | 3 / 25 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2024 | 3,644 | 9.1 (#6) | 2 / 25 | 1 | Opposition |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 196,988 | 10.4 (#4) | 8 / 75 | Opposition | |
| 1999 | 347,225 | 18.2 (#3) | 14 / 75 | 6 | Coalition |
| 2004 | 167,916 | 8.5 (#4) | 3 / 75 | 11 | Opposition |
| 2009 | 372,067 | 18.5 (#3) | 14 / 75 | 11 | Coalition |
| 2014 | 141,813 | 8.6 (#4) | 4 / 75 | 10 | Opposition |
| 2019 | 294,631 | 14.5 (#3) | 12 / 75 | 8 | Coalition |
| 2024 | 144,189 | 7.0 (#5) | 5 / 75 | 7 | Opposition |
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group | |||
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| F.E.C. | G.E.C. | F.E.C. | G.E.C. | Overall | |||||
| 1979 | Paul Lannoye(F.E.C.) | 107,833 | — | 5.14 (#5) | — | 1.98 | 0 / 24 | New | − |
| 1984 | François Roelants du Vivier(F.E.C.) | 220,663 | — | 9.85 (#4) | — | 3.86 | 1 / 24 | 1 | RBW |
| 1989 | Paul Lannoye(F.E.C.) | 371,053 | — | 16.56 (#4) | — | 6.29 | 2 / 24 | 1 | G |
| 1994 | Paul Lannoye(F.E.C.) Unclear(G.E.C.) | 290,859 | 5,714 | 13.02 (#4) | 14.90 (#4) | 4.97 | 1 / 25 | 1 | |
| 1999 | Paul Lannoye(F.E.C.) Didier Cremer(G.E.C.) | 525,316 | 6,276 | 22.70 (#3) | 17.01 (#3) | 8.59 | 3 / 25 | 2 | Greens/EFA |
| 2004 | Pierre Jonckheer(F.E.C.) Lambert Jaegers(G.E.C.) | 239,687 | 3,880 | 9.84 (#4) | 10.49 (#4) | 3.75 | 1 / 24 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Isabelle Durant(F.E.C.) Claudia Niessen(G.E.C.) | 562,081 | 6,025 | 22.88 (#3) | 15.58 (#3) | 8.64 | 2 / 22 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Philippe Lamberts(F.E.C.) Erwin Schöpges(G.E.C.) | 285,196 | 6,429 | 11.69 (#3) | 16.66 (#2) | 4.36 | 1 / 21 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Philippe Lamberts(F.E.C.) Shqiprim Thaqi(G.E.C.) | 485,655 | 6,675 | 19.91 (#2) | 16.37 (#2) | 7.31 | 2 / 21 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Saskia Bricmont(F.E.C.) Shqiprim Thaqi(G.E.C.) | 259,745 | 4,819 | 10.06 (#5) | 11.10 (#6) | 3.71 | 1 / 22 | 1 | |
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