ProDG (Belgium)
Political party in Belgium
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ProDG (German: Pro Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, lit. 'Pro-German-speaking Community') is a regionalist,[2][9] Christian democratic[2] political party active in the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The party brings together politicians from the previous Party of German-speaking Belgians (PDB) and Parteilos Jugendliche Unabhängige (PJU) movement. The party was formed in 2008 and first featured on the electoral ballot in 2009. Following the 2009 regional election, the party won four out of 25 seats in the Parliament and participated in the regional Government of the German-speaking Community of Belgium with two ministers.[14] In the 2014 regional election, the party won six seats and its leader Oliver Paasch became the new minister-president.[15]
ProDG Pro Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | |
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| Leader | Clemens Scholzen[1] |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Merger of | PJU and PDB |
| Headquarters | Kaperberg 6, 4700 Eupen |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[12] to centre-right[3] |
| European affiliation | EFA (2008–2018) FUEN (since 2014)[13] |
| Chamber of Representatives | 0 / 150 |
| Senate | 0 / 60 |
| Parliament of the German-speaking Community | 8 / 25 |
| European Parliament (German-speaking seats) | 0 / 1 |
| Website | |
| prodg.be | |
The party was formerly a member of the European Free Alliance.[16] The party is a member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities since 2014.[17]
Election results
German-speaking Community Parliament
| Election year | # of votes | % of votes | # of seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,553 | 17.5 (#4) | 4 / 25 |
In a government coalition with SP & PFF | |
| 2014 | 8,352 | 22.2 (#2) | 6 / 25 |
 2 |
In a government coalition with SP & PFF |
| 2019 | 9,146 | 23.3 (#1) | 6 / 25 |
 0 |
In a government coalition with SP & PFF |
| 2024 | 11,654 | 29.1 (#1) | 8 / 25 |
2 |
In a government coalition with CSP & PFF |
European Parliament
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | EP Group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.E.C. | Overall | ||||||
| 2009 | Harald Mollers | 3,897 | 10.07 (#5) | 0.06 | 0 / 22 |
New | − |
| 2014 | Lydia Klinkenberg | 5,106 | 13.23 (#5) | 0.08 | 0 / 21 |
0 | |
| 2019 | 5,360 | 13.14 (#3) | 0.08 | 0 / 21 |
0 | ||
| 2024 | Liesa Scholzen | 7,134 | 13.43 (#2) | 0.10 | 0 / 21 |
0 | |
