VLOTT

VLOTT

Leader	Hendrik Boonen^[1]
Founded	2006 (2006)
Preceded by	Groep Coveliers
Headquarters	National Secretariat Edelinckstraat 17 BE 2018 Antwerp
Ideology	Liberalism Fortuynism Right-wing populism international = None
European affiliation	None
European Parliament group	None
Cartel	Vlaams Belang
Colours	Blue/White
Walloon counterpart	None
German-speaking counterpart	None
Website
www.vlott.be
Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections

VLOTT is a Belgian right-wing liberal or fortuynist political party. The acronym VLOTT stands for Flemish (Vlaams) Liberal (Liberaal) Independent (Onafhankelijk) Tolerant (Tolerant) and Transparent (Transparant). It was founded on November 23, 2005 by ex-Flemish Liberals and Democrats member Hugo Coveliers. It participated in a list-cartel with the Vlaams Belang in the October 2006 Antwerp municipal elections and in selected provincial, municipal and district elections elsewhere in Flanders. Despite the popularity of their founder in Antwerp (13 623 personal votes, 3rd most popular) the shared effort of the cartel-partners did only result in a small 0.5 percent win, with no extra seat in the city-council. In 2007, VLOTT did not participate in the general elections, but their candidates appeared as independents on the Vlaams Belang ballots. Only founder Hugo Coveliers was elected to the Belgian Senate. After Coveliers withdrawal from active politics early 2012 Vlaams Belang stopped its cooperation with the party.^[2]^[1]

Platform

The VLOTT party strives for an independent Flanders. Democracy and individual liberalism are central tenets of its principles. The party stands skeptical with regard to a multi-cultural society.

References

1 2 (Dutch) Hugo Coveliers is niet langer voorzitter van Vlott, De Standaard (3 Becember 2010)
↑ (Dutch) Hugo Coveliers stopt met de actieve politiek, De Standaard (20 January 2012)

External links

(Dutch) Official website
(Dutch) Official VLOTT Antwerp Campaign website
(Dutch) Cartel Campaign website for the joint VLOTT-Vlaams Belang list for the Antwerp elections

Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (33) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (18) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (14) Socialist Party Different (sp.a) (13) Green (Groen) (6) Flemish Interest (VB) (3)

Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD) NEE Red! ROSSEM Union of Francophones (UF)*

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (23) Reformist Movement (MR) (20) Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) (9) Ecolo (6) DéFI (formerly FDF) (2) People's Party (PP) (1)

Minor	Communist Party Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW)

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (2)

Minor	Belgian Union (BUB) Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Vivant

German-speaking

Former notable

Catholic Party → Christian Social Party (CVP/PSC) (1869–1968)
Labour Party (BWP/POB) → Socialist Party (SP/PS) (1885–1978)
Liberal Party → Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV/PLP) (1846–1992)

Communist Party (1921/1989–2009)
Flemish National Union (VNV) (1933–1944)
Front Party (1919–1933)
National Front (1985–2012)
People's Union (1954–2001)

Rexist Party (1930–1945)

Social Liberal Party (SLP/Spirit) (2001–2009)

The numbers are seats in the Chamber of Representatives (150) — * Technically French-speaking but competes in Flemish elections

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