In a few tens of hours, you can vote in federal elections in Belgium. The challenge, from June 13 to the evening will include an attempt to redefine how to live together between Dutch and French. At any level whatsoever, I think social life goes better when we come to live with more solidarity, more attention for the long term and mutual respect. I chose many years ago, to push for Ecolo and Groen!, The components of the Belgian European Green Party, because I think the Greens are a movement that can best promote the interest of all, today and tomorrow in North and South, without distinction of race, birth, sex or origin. Living together is difficult but exciting.
For these reasons, this time as in previous elections, I suggest you vote for the parties most left and the most ethical present in the parliaments of our small federal country. I also invite you, if you have some time to read the programs http://web4.ecolo.be/?-Le-programme-complet- Ecolo and Groen! http://www.groen.be/ideen/programma_16.aspx .
I know many very good candidates on the lists of green throughout Belgium. Personally, living in Brussels, I will vote in the House especially for candidates Ecolo Zoé Genot (2nd), Sarah Turine (22 th) and Eric Remacle (11th alternate) and the Senate will vote for Wouter Van Besien, president of Groen! and last candidate this list.
choose is waived. I could also "split" in the other direction by voting Groen! the House and Senate Ecolo. I would have voted, as a choice of soothing language, a French citizen (and multilingual) from the periphery, Fatima Boudjaoui third candidate on the list Groen! House and Zakia Khattabi, multicultural and feminist candidate, 12th on the list Ecolo the Senate.
Greens in government are far from perfect, unfortunately, especially at the Brussels social housing policy and mobility Brussels. But they are more entrenched than ever left including reinvesting more than any other parliamentary parties in the generalized reduction of working time and increased solidarity from the highest incomes.
I invite you as soon as June 14 to be demanding vis-à-vis political parties and elected officials. And this in not seeking only what the politicians can do for you but what you can do to make elected officials participate in a more cooperative world.
Didier Coeurnelle
Citizen of the World (techno) and progressive town councilor in Molenbeek.
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