Ecolo, officially Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales'', (English: Confederate Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles)'' is a

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-speaking political party in Belgium based on

green politics Green politics, or ecopolitics, is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. Wall 2010. p. 12-13. It be ...

. The party is active in

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...

, the

Brussels-Capital Region Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, and the

German-speaking Community of Belgium The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...

. Ecolo's Flemish equivalent is

Groen Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning ''green''.

; the two parties maintain close relations with each other.

Name

Ecolo is officially a

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for ''Écologistes Confédérés pour l'organisation de luttes originales'' "Confederated Ecologists for the Organisation of Original Struggles", but is really just short for ''écologistes'', French for

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History

Ecolo was part of the 1999 Verhofstadt 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 resurgent

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of ...

. 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 the general election of 10 June 2007, the party won eight out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two out of the 40 directly elected seats in the

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. In the 2010 elections the party again won eight seats in the Chamber of Representatives and two in the Senate.IBZ: Official Results
retrieved 20 August 2010

Electoral results

Chamber of Representatives

Senate

Regional

Brussels Parliament

German-speaking Community Parliament

Walloon Parliament

European Parliament

Elected politicians

Current

European Parliament * Philippe Lamberts Chamber of Representatives * 2010 – 2014: #

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# Juliette Boulet #

Olivier Deleuze Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popul ...

(resigned in 2012; replaced by Lahssaini Fouad) # Zoé Genot # Muriel Gerkens #

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# Eric Jadot # Thérèse Snoy et d'Oppuers Brussels-Capital Region Parlement * 2009 – 2014: # Aziz Albishari #

Dominique Braeckman "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ...

# Jean-Claude Defosse # Céline Delforge # Anne Dirix #

Anne Herscovici Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...

# Zakia Khattabi # Vincent Lurquin #

Alain Maron Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation u ...

# Jacques Morel # Ahmed Mouhssin # Marie Nagy # Yaron Pesztat #

Arnaud Pinxteren Arnaud may refer to: People * Arnaud (given name) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the German given name Arnold * Arnaud (surname) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the name Arnold * Arnauld family, a noble French f ...

Barbara Trachte Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously ...

# Vincent Vanhalewyn

Past

Chamber of Representatives * 1995 – 1999: #

Philippe Dallons Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count ...

# Thierry Detienne # Mylène Nys (20 April 1999) # Martine Schüttringer # Jean-Pierre Viseur * 1999 – 2003: # Marie-Thérèse Coenen # Martine Dardenne #

Vincent Decroly Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

→ Zoé Genot (14 July 1999) # Thierry Detienne → Muriel Gerkens (23 July 1999) #

Claudine Drion Claudine may refer to: Name * Claudine (given name), a feminine given name of French origin Culture * ''Claudine'' (film), a 1974 American film by John Berry ** ''Claudine'' (soundtrack), its soundtrack album. Music by Curtis Mayfield and Gladis ...

# Michèle Gilkinet #

Mirella Minne Given name Mirella is a feminine given name which may refer to: *Mirella Amato, bilingual beer consultant, beer sommelier and author in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *Mirella Arnhold (born 1983), Brazilian alpine skier *Mirella Avalle (born 1922), I ...

# Géraldine Pelzer-Salandra # Paul Timmermans → Bernard Baille (1 September 2002) # Jean-Pierre Viseur → Gérard Gobert (10 January 2001) * 2003–2007: # Zoé Genot # Muriel Gerkens # Gérard Gobert # Marie Nagy * 2007–2010: # Juliette Boulet # Zoé Genot # Muriel Gerkens #

Georges Gilkinet Georges Gilkinet (born 25 January 1971) is a Belgian green politician of Ecolo, and as of 1 October 2020, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility and the National Railway Company in the cabinet of Alexander De Croo. Biography George Gi ...

# Philippe Henry # Fouad Lahssaini #

Jean-Marc Nollet Jean-Marc is a French masculine given name. It may refer to: * Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco (born 1963), Beninese former football player * Jean-Marc Ayrault (born 1950), French politician * Jean-Marc Barr (born 1960), French-American film actor and dir ...

# Thérèse Snoy et d'Oppuers Brussels-Capital Region Parlement * 2004–2009: #

Alain Daems Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation u ...

# Céline Delforge #

Christos Doulkeridis Christos may refer to: * Jesus of Nazareth * Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity * Christos (surname) * Christos (given name) *, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71 See also * Christ (disamb ...

# Josy Dubié # Paul Galand # Yaron Pesztat

Important figures

José Daras José Daras (born 28 May 1948 in Malonne) is a Belgian politician and a member of Ecolo. Early professional career Before dedicating his life to his political career, José Daras taught geography during 10 years. Political career He is ...

* Josy Dubié *

Isabelle Durant Isabelle Annie J. Durant (born 4 September 1954) is a Belgian politician of the Ecolo party who served as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 2017 to 2021 and as acting Secretary-General ...

* Muriel Gerkens * Evelyne Huytebroeck * Jacky Morael *

Patrick Dupriez Patrick Dupriez (born 17 February, 1968) is a Belgian French-speaking former politician, who led the Ecolo party alongside co-chair Zakia Khattabi from 22 March 2015 until 19 October 2018. Biography Patrick Dupriez was born in the Cameroonian c ...

* Zakia Khattabi * *

Hélène Ryckmans Hélène Ryckmans (born 20 May 1959) is a Belgian politician. She is the President of Ecolo-Groen group in the Senate of Belgium The Senate ( nl, Senaat, ; french: Sénat, ; german: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal ...

References

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