24 Apr, 2024
On 18 March, ALDE Party member Mouvement Réformateur (MR) in Belgium published its full list of candidates for the European elections in June.
Last month, the party announced that former Belgian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès will lead the list.
She is followed by Olivier Chastel MEP, one of the party’s two current representatives in the European Parliament and already MR’s lead candidate for the last elections in 2019.
C’est officiel! Le MR a validé sa liste européenne lors du Conseil de ce lundi. Merci à Sophie Wilmès et Georges-Louis Bouchez pour leur confiance. Ravi de figurer à la 2ieme place de cette liste et d’avoir des colistiers dynamiques, prêts à défendre les intérêts des citoyens 🇪🇺. pic.twitter.com/xtgadfwtfc
— Olivier Chastel (@OChastel) March 18, 2024
Agriculture expert Benoît Cassart takes third place in the list, ahead of Laura Hidalgo, President of MR’s youth movement.
The list, completed by Adrien Croonen, Arminé Hareyan, Tanguy Stuckens and Anne Barzin, was presented during a press conference on Monday as Wilmès highlighted the European interest and experience of all candidates on the list.
🇪🇺 C’est officiel ! Je serai 4ème effective à l’Europe. Merci Sophie Wilmes et Georges-Louis Bouchez pour cette place de combat.
— Laura HIDALGO (@hidalgolaura94) March 19, 2024
Nous avons une équipe forte pour porter le projet européen ! Les libéraux sont prêts 👊🏻
À bientôt sur le terrain 😉 #JeunesMR #Europe pic.twitter.com/WwGemytmcc
“A strong list for a strong Europe! With a view to the EU elections, the colours of MR will be carried by a determined team of inspiring and complementary candidates. We have a single ambition: a better Europe,” she said.
“For us, the big challenges facing our society today are the climate challenge, tax justice and social justice, security and defence, but also strategic autonomy on the industrial level. We have extremely important and strong personalities in MR on this list,” said party leader Georges-Louis Bouchez.
Belgium will hold the European elections on 9 June, as citizens will head to the polls to elect 22 MEPs.
The @MR_officiel presented its European list today 🚀 A strong combination of young talent and experience led by former Prime Minister @Sophie_Wilmes 🇪🇺🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/Udno8whPZi
— Didrik de Schaetzen 🇪🇺 (@DdeSchaetzen) March 18, 2024
You can rewatch MR’s press conference below (in French).
Photo: MR
