Belgium

Results of the 2024 European elections

Political PartyEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared to 2019
Collège néerlandophone
Vlaams Belang (VB)ID1 034 11222.94%3=
Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA)ECR995 86822.09%3=
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V)EPP594 96813.2%2=
VooruitS&D570 06712.64%2↑ 1
GroenGreens/EFA450 78110%1=
Open VLDRenew Europe410 7439.11%1↓ 1
Partij van de Arbeid van België (PVDA)GUE/NGL366.2858.12%1↑ 1
Collège francophone
Mouvement réformateur (MR)Renew Europe900 41334.88%3↑ 1
Parti socialiste (PS)S&D529.69720.52%2=
Parti du travail de Belgique (PTB)GUE/NGL397 05515.38%1=
Les EngagésEPP368.66814.28%1=
Écologistes confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales (Ecolo)Greens/EFA485.65510.06%1↓ 1
Collège germanophone
Christlich Soziale Partei (CSP)EPP15.16934.93%1=

 

List of Belgian MEPs

 

Results of the 2019 European elections

Political partiesEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared with 2014
Dutch Speaking College :
New Flemish Alliance (N-VA)ECR954 04822.44%3
Flemish Interest (VB)Identity and democracy811 16919.08%3
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats - VLDRenew Europe678 05115.95%2
Social Christian Party EPP617 65114.53% 2
GreensGreens/EFA525 90812.37%1
Socialist Party Differently (SP.A)S&D434 00210.21%1
Belgian Labour PartyGUE/NGL210 3914.95% 0
Volt Belgium20 3850.48% 0
French Speaking College :
Socialist Party (SP)S&D651 157 26.69%2
Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Battles
ECOLO
Greens/EFA485 655 19.91%2
Reform Movement (MR)Renew Europe470 654 19.29% 2
Workers' Party of BelgiumGUE/NGL355 883 14.59%1
Democratic Humanist Centre (CDH)EPP218 0788.94%1
DEFI (Democratic, Federalist, Independent)144 5555.92%0
People's Party (PP)113 7934.66% 0
German Speaking College :
Christian Social Party (CSP)EPP14 247 34.90%1
Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Battles
ECOLO
6 67516.40%0
Pro German Speaking Community5 36013.10%0

 

Electoral Procedures

> Election Dates : 9 June 2024
> Number of MEPs: 22
> At what age can one vote? 16 years
> At what age can one be elected? 18 years
> Who can vote? European or Belgian citizens living in Belgium.

 

Electoral rules

> Voting method : Proportional representation (open list, possibility of mixing)
> Means for attributing seats D’Hondt Method
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? Oui
> Number of constituencies: 3
> Number MEPs per constituency : French speaking electoral college (8) ; German speaking electoral college (1) ; Dutch speaking electoral college (13)

 

Institutions and political situation

Constitutional Monarchy, democracy
– Head of State : King Philippe
– Prime Minister : Alexander de Croo

 

Economy

> Currency : Euro
> GDP : 549 456 millions € (2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : 36 860 € (2022)
> GDP Growth : 0.2% (Q2 2023)
> Unemployment: 5,5% (September 2023)
> Inflation : 2,3% (September 2023)
> Public Debt: 106% of the GDP (2023)
> Public deficit : -2.9% of the GDP (2022)

 

Geography and population

– Surface Area : 30,528km² (source : The CIA World Factbook)
– 11.7 million inhabitants (2023)

 

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