Vivant

Social-liberal political party in Belgium

This article is about the Belgian political party. For other uses, see Vivant (disambiguation).

Vivant

Leader| Roland Duchâtelet
Founded| 1998 (1998)
Ideology| Social liberalism[1][2]
Euroscepticism[1]
Basic income
Conservative liberalism
(German wing)[2]
Political position| Centre-left[3]
Colours| Orange, Green
Chamber of Representatives|

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Senate|

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Parliament of the German-speaking Community|

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European Parliament|

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Website
www.vivant.org

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Vivant is a small social-liberal political party in Belgium[1] founded by millionaire Roland Duchâtelet. In the regional elections in June 2004, the party formed a strategic alliance with the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). Both parties are founded on the principle of individualism and can be called liberal. In 2007, the party announced it would likely merge with the VLD.

Vivant is economically interventionist,[citation needed] advocating a basic income guarantee for all citizens. Vivant considers the basic income as an inalienable part of the legal minimum wage (approximately half of it for full-time employment). In order to tax goods more evenly, wherever they are manufactured in order to respond to automatisation, globalization and an ageing population, Vivant proposes to shift taxes from labour to final consumption. (All taxes in the chain of production are an inclusive part of the price paid by the consumers and could be considered as a consumption tax, each tax in each stage with its specific side effects.) Vivant also proposes a flat tax on income in two steps, 0% on to 1350 Euro and 50% from there. The VLD doesn't support all of these measures. Vivant also has direct democracy as one of its key points.

In the regional elections of 2004, partner VLD lost heavily, dragging Vivant with it to third place among Flemish political parties. Although interest in Vivant increased during the elections, the party remained a marginal force in Belgian politics. Vivant is particularly strong in the German-speaking community of Belgium, where it won 7.3% and two representatives in the Parliament of the German community.

While vivant means "alive" or "lively" in French, as an acronym "VIVANT" stands for Voor Individuele Vrijheid en Arbeid in een Nieuwe Toekomst, ("for individual freedom and labour in a new future") in Dutch.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Elections[edit]

Vivant first took part in the federal elections for the Belgian Senate and Chamber of Representatives in 1999, but obtained no seats. The 2003 elections were no different. In 2004 there were elections of the European Parliament and the Belgian regional parliaments, where Vivant took part in a list-cartel with the VLD, but none of Vivant's candidates were elected. In 2006, Nele Lijnen became a co-opted member of the Senate.

## See also[edit]

* List of liberal parties
* Liberalism in Belgium

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "German-speaking Community/Belgium". Parties and Elections in Europe.
2. ^ a b "Die Wahlen in der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft". VRT. 7 May 2014.
3. ^ "Belgium". Europe Elects. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Vivant official site
* http://www.vivanteurope.org/doc/THEME/th29_2_en.pdf

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Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties|

| Major|

* New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (25)
* Flemish Interest (VB) (18)
* Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (12)
* Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (12)
* Vooruit (Forward) (9)
* Green (Groen) (8)

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Minor|

* Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD)

Francophone parties|

| Major|

* Socialist Party (PS) (20)
* Reformist Movement (MR) (14)
* Ecolo (13)
* Les Engagés (The Engaged Ones) (5)
* DéFI (2)

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Minor|

* Liberal Democrats (Belgium)
* Libertarian Party
* Nation
* Rally Wallonia France
* Walloon Rally (RW)

Unitary|

| Major|

* Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (12)

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Minor|

* Agora
* Belgian Union (BUB)
* DierAnimal
* ISLAM
* Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL)
* Pirate Party
* Pro Bruxsel
* Vivant
* Volt Belgium
* Communist Party

German-speaking|

* Christian Social Party (CSP)
* Party for Freedom and Progress (PFF)
* Ecolo
* Libertarian Party
* ProDG
* Socialist Party (SP)

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)

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Universal basic income topics

Topics|

* Basic income models
* Basic income pilots
* Citizen's dividend
* Guaranteed minimum income
* Jobless recovery
* Negative income tax
* Real freedom
* Right to an adequate standard of living
* Technological unemployment

Organizations|

* Basic Income Alliance
* Basic Income Earth Network
* Basic Income Party
* De Basis
* Enhet
* Forward Party
* Green Party
* Left Alliance
* LIVRE
* Pirate Party
* Party of Humanists
* ReCivitas
* Vivant

Advocates|

| Historic|

* Tony Atkinson
* C. H. Douglas
* Milton Friedman
* Stephen Hawking
* Ailsa McKay
* James Meade
* Thomas Paine
* Juliet Rhys-Williams
* Anthony Barber

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Contemporary|

* Rutger Bregman
* Étienne Chouard
* Harry F. Dahms
* Uffe Elbæk
* André Gorz
* Sepp Kusstatscher
* Guy Standing
* Eduardo Suplicy
* Philippe Van Parijs
* Carole Pateman
* Christopher Pissarides
* Claus Offe
* Katja Kipping
* Götz Werner
* Richard David Precht
* Valter Mutt
* Annika Lillemets
* Osmo Soininvaara
* Li Andersson
* Susanne Wiest
* Birger Schlaug
* Christian Engström
* Benoît Hamon
* Björn Wahlroos
* Andrew Yang

Related programs|

* Alaska Permanent Fund
* Asignación Universal por Hijo
* Brazil (Bolsa Família, Auxílio Brasil)
* Iranian subsidy reform plan
* Omitara
* Quatinga Velho

By region|

* Brazil
* Canada
* Germany
* India
* Japan
* Netherlands
* Nordic countries
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Global

Works|

* Agrarian Justice (pamphlet)
* Bullshit Jobs (book)
* Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (monograph)
* The War on Normal People (book)

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