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2024 European Parliament election in Belgium
← 2019 9 June 2024
All 22 Belgian seats to the European Parliament

An election will be held on 9 June 2024 in the three Belgian constituencies (the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college) to elect the Belgian delegation to the European Parliament. It is part of the 2024 European Parliament election and the 2024 Belgian elections.

  • 13 MEPs to be elected by the Dutch-speaking electoral college (one more than in 2019)[1]
  • 8 MEPs to be elected by the French-speaking electoral college
  • 1 MEP by the German-speaking electoral college

It will be the first election in Belgium where people from the age of 16 have the right to vote. People aged 18 and above are obligated to vote. [2] The electoral roll will be closed on 1 April 2024.[3]

Outgoing delegation

Belgian parties in the European Parliament in the ninth legislature (2019–2024)
Group 21 Dutch-speaking electoral college 12 French-speaking electoral college 8 German-speaking electoral college 1
EPP 4 Christian Democratic & Flemish (CD&V) 2 Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) 1 Christian Social Party (CSP) 1
RE 4 Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD) 2 Reformist Movement (MR) 2
ECR 3 New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) 3
Greens-EFA 3 Groen 1 Ecolo 2
ID 3 Vlaams Belang (VB) 3
S&D 3 Socialist Party Differently (sp.a) 1 Socialist Party (PS) 2
GUE/NGL 1 Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) 1

Lead candidates

Lead candidates for the European Parliament election in Belgium in 2024
EP group Dutch-speaking electoral college French-speaking electoral college German-speaking electoral college
Party Lead candidate Party Lead candidate Party Lead candidate
ECR N-VA Johan Van Overtveldt[4]
EPP CD&V Wouter Beke[5] Les Engagés Yvan Verougstraete[6] CSP Pascal Arimont[7]
Greens-EFA Groen Sara Matthieu[8] Ecolo Saskia Bricmont[9] Ecolo Shqiprim Thaqi[10]
Volt Sophie in 't Veld[11] Volt Suzana Carp[12]
GUE/NGL PVDA Rudi Kennes[13] PTB
ID VB Tom Vandendriessche[14]
RE Open VLD Hilde Vautmans[15] MR PFF-MR
Vivant
S&D Vooruit Bruno Tobback[16] PS Elio Di Rupo[17] SP
none DéFI
ProDG

Retiring incumbents

References

  1. ^ "België krijgt vanaf 2024 extra zetel in Europees Parlement". Het Laatste Nieuws. 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Jongeren vanaf 16 jaar mogen voortaan stemmen bij de Europese verkiezingen". VRT. 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "EU-BURGER IN BELGIË ?". Federal Public Service Interior.
  4. ^ Tommy Thijs en Jan Straetmans, "Overzicht. Wie zijn de lijsttrekkers in uw provincie voor de verkiezingen van volgend jaar?", De Morgen, 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ DBI, "CD&V duwt oud-voorzitter Beke naar Europees lijsttrekkerschap", De Tijd, 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ Elisabeth Degryse et Pierre Kompany seront têtes de liste fédérales à Bruxelles pour Les Engagés, Le Soir, 28 september 2023.
  7. ^ CSP mit Frühstart: Franssen und Arimont auf Parteitag als Spitzenkandidaten für Wahlen von 2024 bestätigt, Ostbelgien Direkt, 19 maart 2023.
  8. ^ lto, "Sara Matthieu Europees lijsttrekker voor Groen", Het Belang van Limburg, 25 November 2023.
  9. ^ Ecolo désigne Saskia Bricmont et Olivier De Schutter pour emmener sa liste européenne, 7sur7, 12 november 2023.
  10. ^ Template:DeEcolo Ostbelgien nominiert Shqiprim Thaqi als Spitzenkandidat für Europawahlen, Grenzecho, 6 december 2023.
  11. ^ JP, "Sophie in 't Veld verkozen tot lijsttrekker van Volt België voor de Europese Verkiezingen", Bruzz, 28 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Volt Belgium elects lead-candidates for the June 2024 elections", Volt Belgium, 28 October 2023.
  13. ^ Vakbondsman Rudi Kennes is Europees lijsttrekker voor PVDA: “Voor de sociale rechten van de werkende klasse”, Het Nieuwsblad, 11 december 2023.
  14. ^ Pieter Lesaffer, "Vlaams Belang stelt als eerste partij al haar lijsttrekkers voor, en verrast met Lode Vereeck op Antwerpse Kamerlijst", Het Nieuwsblad, 14 October 2023.
  15. ^ Hilde Vautmans trekt Europese lijst voor Open Vld in 2024: “Ze is de geknipte persoon om de liberale visie naar de kiezer te brengen”, Het Laatste Nieuws, 9 oktober 2023.
  16. ^ Cisse Michiels (2023-11-28). "Bruno Tobback trekt Europese lijst Vooruit". vrt nws. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  17. ^ Nicolas Zinque, "Elio Di Rupo sera bien tête de liste PS aux élections européennes", Sudinfo, 30 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Geert Bourgeois neemt in 2024 afscheid van de politiek". De Standaard. 8 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Guy Verhofstadt (Open Vld) neemt afscheid na 2024: wie wordt nieuwe Europese lijsttrekker?". Business AM. 8 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Europees Parlement: Gerolf Annemans (64) in 2024 geen lijsttrekker meer voor Vlaams Belang". De Morgen. 6 October 2023.
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