European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet: BELGIUM
Official EE24 website: https://elections.fgov.be/
Other elections/referenda held the same day: Federal elections, Regional elections
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 21/22
Current government: Open Vld (Renew), MR (Renew), CD&V (EPP), Vooruit (S&D), PS (S&D), Ecolo (Greens/EFA) and Groen (Greens/EFA) alliance since October 2020
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: Yes
- Number of constituencies: 3
- Preferential vote: Yes
- Postal vote: Yes (for Belgians living abroad)
- Threshold to get elected: None
- Day of EE24: Sunday 9 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 8.00 CEST
- Closing time of polling stations: 14.00 CEST (voting on paper), 16.00 CEST (electronic voting)
VOTERS
- Total: 8 529 998 (Eurostat)
- Minimum age: 16 (for European elections)
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): 22
- Candidates (total): 177 + 148 substitutes
- Minimum age to stand as candidate: 18
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation) (In bold those represented in outgoing EP)
Dutch-speaking
- N-VA (ECR) – Johan Van Overtveldt
- Vlaams Belang (ID) – Tom Vandendriessche
- Open VLD (Renew) – Hilde Vautmans
- CD&V (EPP) – Wouter Beke
- Groen (Greens/EFA) – Sara Matthieu
- Vooruit (S&D) – Bruno Tobback
- PVDA (N/A) – Rudi Kennes
- Volt (N/A) – Sophie In’t Veld
- Voor U (N/A) – Marta Barandiy
French-speaking
- PS (S&D) – Elio di Rupo
- Ecolo (Greens/EFA) – Saskia Bricmont
- MR (Renew) – Sophie Wilmès
- PTB (The Left) – Marc Botenga
- Les engagés (EPP) – Yvan Veroustraete
- DéFI (N/A) – Fabrice Van Dorpe
- Anticapitalistes (N/A) – Denis Verstraeten
German-speaking
- CSP (EPP) – Pascal Arimont
- Ecolo (Greens/EFA) – Shqiprim Thaqi
- ProDG (N/A) – Liesa Scholzen
- PFF (Renew) – Sacha Brandt
- SP (S&D) – Charles Servaty
- VIVANT (N/A) – Alain Mertes
MEPs re-running (in bold lead candidate of list)
Vlaams Belang (ID):
- Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE
- Gerolf ANNEMANS
- Filip DE MAN
N-VA (ECR):
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT
- Geert BOURGEOIS
- Assita KANKO
CSP (EPP):
- Pascal ARIMONT
PTB (The Left):
- Marc BOTENGA
Ecolo (Greens/EFA)
- Saskia BRICMONT
MR (Renew):
- Olivier CHASTEL
Groen (Greens/EFA):
- Sara MATTHIEU
Vooruit (S&D):
- Kathleen VAN BREMPT
Open VLD (Renew):
- Hilde VAUTMANS
RESULTS 2019
MEPs / % votes
Dutch-speaking college:
- N-VA (ECR) / 3 / 22,44%
- Vlaams Belang (ID) / 3 / 19,08%
- Open VLD (Renew) / 2 / 15,95%
- CD&V (EPP) / 2 / 14,53%
- Groen (Greens/EFA) / 1 / 12,37%
- SP.A (S&D) / 1 / 10,21%
French-speaking college:
- PS (S&D) / 2 / 26,69%
- Ecolo (Greens/EFA) / 2 / 19,91%
- MR (Renew) / 2 / 19,29%
- CDH (EPP) / 1 / 8,94%
- PTB (The left) / 1 / ?
German-speaking college:
- CSP (EPP) / 1 / 34,90%
TURNOUT 2019
88,47%
Source – EU Parliament