Libertair, Direct, Democratic
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| Party leader | Jean-Marie Dedecker |
| founding | January 19, 2007 |
| Headquarters | LDD Partijzetel Bellevue 5 9050 Gent |
| European party | AECR (2009-14) |
| EP Group | ECR (2009-14) |
| Website | www.ldd.be |
Libertair, Direct, Democratisch ( German Libertär , Direkt, Demokratisch ; short LDD), to until January 2011 under the name Lijst Dedecker , is a right-wing liberal party in Flanders . It was on 19 January 2007 by the former VLD - Senator Jean-Marie Dedecker founded.
history
After leaving the VLD and a short interlude with the N-VA party , Dedecker and fellow campaigners set up the Cassandra think tank . From this think tank the basis for a new right-wing liberal party in Flanders developed.
Soon the younger ones in the brand new party formed their own youth organization, which they named "Jong Gezond Verstand". On April 20, 2007, the party announced that it would change its name to “Partij van het Gezond Verstand” after the elections on June 10, 2007. On May 19, 2007, the party held a large electoral meeting with 600 in Antwerp . In April 2011 the youth organization also changed its name, it became "JongLibertairen". A new board was also elected on September 24, 2011, with Luc Rochtus as the new chairman.
In the federal elections on June 10, 2007, the party received 6.5 percent of the vote and thus jumped the five percent hurdle . It has the prospect of an annual grant of € 825,000.
In the 2009 European elections , the LDD reached a seat in the European Parliament , where the fraction ECR joined. From October 2009 to 2014 she was a member of the European AECR party .
program
The party took part in the June 10, 2007 elections and stood under the slogan gezond understood , which means common sense . Gezond Verstand is also the subtitle of the party logo. The most important program items are as follows:
- the introduction of a social flat tax of 30 percent on income.
- the reduction in corporate tax from 33.9 percent to 19 percent.
- a time limit on unemployment benefits
- the abolition of superfluous administrative regulations
- a confederal Belgium and the abolition of the provinces, whose competences are to be divided between the confederation and the regions
- Keeping nuclear energy
- against Turkey's accession to the EU
- complete freedom of expression
- Introduction of a direct democracy with binding referendums
Members
A well-known member is Boudewijn Bouckaert , who has already followed Dedecker from the VLD to the N-VA. Lijst Dedecker does not rule out a collaboration with the Vlaams Belang, thereby breaking the cordon sanitaire .
On April 12, 2007, Jean-Marie Dedecker announced that former Olympic champion Ulla Werbrouck would be on his list in the June 10, 2007 elections
Philippe Brantegem , founder of the Brantano shoe chain , also joins.
Transferred
Shortly after it was founded, local lists joined the party:
- RESPECT, the weather party of ex-VLD member Walter Govaert
- MIS (Mensen Integraal Samenleven) with frontman ex- vivant member Paul Schietekat
- Meerhout's local N-VA division stepped over as a whole .
- Martine De Maght , parliamentary group leader of the liberal BLAUW spin-off in Aalst , becomes the head of the list for the chamber in Oost-Vlaanderen .
- At the beginning of April, most of VLOTT also transferred to Lijst Dedecker.
- In July, the 'Partij voor Vrijheid en Democratie', a local liberal breakaway in Aarschot, announced that it wanted to join (Gazet van Antwerpen, July 11, 2007)
- Aarschot: Ex-VLD chairman Fred De Keyser also resigned
Parliamentary representation
Legend: (*) faction leader, (**) party chairman.
Chamber (June 10, 2007)
- Constituency West Flanders :
- Jean-Marie Dedecker is followed by Paul Vanhie
- Ulla Werbrouck
- Constituency of East Flanders :
- Antwerp constituency :
- Jurgen Verstrepen is followed by Rob Van de Velde
- Leuven constituency :
Senate (until June 9, 2007)
- Jean-Marie Dedecker (*) (**)
- Mimount Bousakla
Senate (June 10, 2007)
Flemish Parliament (until June 9, 2007)
Flemish Parliament (June 10, 2007)
Brussels Parliament
- no representation
European Parliament (June 2009)
Municipal Councils (October 8, 2006)
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Pods :
- Leo Moeskops (formerly VLOTT )
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Lommel :
- Ludo Lommers (formerly Vlaams Belang )
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver
- Martine De Graef and Martine Verbist (Ex-VLD) formerly in the majority with CD&V.
Web links
- Official website (Dutch)
swell
- ^ Right-wing extremism and populism in a Dutch-speaking area: The parties Vlaams Belang and Lijst Dedecker , House of the Netherlands, University of Münster. Retrieved July 3, 2011
- ↑ Van LDD tot Partij Gezond Verstand ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Jong Gezond Mind changed to Jong Libertairen , Nieuws.be. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ↑ Nieuwe voorzitter, nieuw bestuur bij JongLibertairen , JongLibertairen.be. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ↑ Programma Lijst Dedecker doorgelicht door WorkForAll
- ↑ Ulla Werbrouck op Kamerlijst Lijst Dedecker ( Memento from September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ RESPECT ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mensen Integraal Samen ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Meerhoutse N-VA'ers naar Lijst Dedecker ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Martine De Maght treks Kamerlijst van LDD ( Memento from April 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ VLOTT-leden stappen over naar lijst Dedecker ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
