Libertarian Party (Belgium)

The Libertarian Party (French: Parti Libertarien, pronounced [paʁti libɛʁtaʁjɛ̃]) was a political party in Belgium, which operated in Wallonia and the Brussels Region, in the French Community and in the German-speaking Community of Belgium.

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Libertarian Party Parti libertarien

Abbreviation	PLib
Leader	Baudouin Collard
Founded	2012
Dissolved	2023
Headquarters	Brussels
Ideology	Libertarianism Euroscepticism
Political position	Right-wing
International affiliation	International Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Colours	Gold
Website
http://plib.be
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The party was launched in November 2012.^[1]

In the 2014 general election, the Libertarian Party decided to run on its own, rejecting alliance proposals from the liberal-conservative party La Droite^[2] and the liberal party Union des Libéraux (UdL).^[3] The party only managed to present one list for the federal election (in Brussels). As for the regional and community parliaments, the PLib was only present in the Brussels-Capital Region and the German-speaking Community.

On 6 March 2015, the party was one of the 12 founding members of the International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (IALP).^[4]

In the 2018 provincial elections, several members of the Libertarian Party joined the grouping of small parties called Independents, including former president Pierre-Yves Novalet. Indépendants was formed by former members of DéFI and MR, as well as small local parties and the BUB. This alliance was only present in Walloon Brabant.^[5] They received 3,046 votes (1.29%) and no-one was elected.

For the 2019 legislative elections, the party participated under the name of Liste Turquoise, at the same time opening up their lists to candidates already present within the ‘Independents’ group, such as Vincent Granville.^[6] The Libertarian Party only fielded candidates on the Liste Turquoise, which was only present in Walloon Brabant for the federal and Walloon regional elections.

The party was dissolved in 2023 due to a lack of activity.

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Election results

Chamber of Representatives

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Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Government
2014	750	0.01	0 / 150	New	Extra-parliamentary
2019	626	0.01	0 / 150	0	Extra-parliamentary

Regional

Brussels Parliament

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Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Government
F.E.C.	Overall
2014	464	0.11		0 / 75	New	Extra-parliamentary

Parliament of the German-speaking Community

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Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Government
2014	432	1.15	0 / 25	New	Extra-parliamentary

Walloon Parliament

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Libertarian Party (Belgium)

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Brussels Parliament

Parliament of the German-speaking Community

Walloon Parliament

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