ProDG (Belgium)

ProDG
*Pro Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft*
ProDG; Pro Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft
	250 px
Leader	Clemens Scholzen
Founded	2001
Preceded by	PDB-PJU and PDB
Headquarters	Kaperberg 6, 4700 Eupen
Ideology	Christian democracy; Regionalism
Political position	Centre (to Centre-right minority)
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	None
European Parliament group	None
Colours	Orange, Blue
Website
	www.prodg.be
	Politics of Belgium; Political parties; Elections

ProDG (Pro Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft), is a regionalist^[3] and Christian democratic 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 PJU parties. The party was formed in 2008 and first featured on the electoral ballot in 2009. Following the 2009 regional election, the party won 4 out of 25 seats in the Parliament and participated in the regional Government of the German-speaking Community of Belgium with two ministers.^[4] In the 2014 regional election, the party won 6 seats and its leader Oliver Paasch will become the new minister-president.^[5]

The party was formerly a member of the European Free Alliance.^[6]

Election results

Election year	# of votes	% of votes	# of seats won	+/-	Notes
1990	5,982	15.3 (#4)	4 / 25
1995	5,051	13.6 (#5)	3 / 25	1
1999	4,739	12.9 (#4)	3 / 25	0
2004	4,243	11.7 (#4)	3 / 25	0	In a government coalition with SP & PFF
2009	6,553	17.5 (#4)	4 / 25	1	In a government coalition with SP & PFF
2014	8,355	22.2 (#2)	6 / 25	2	In a government coalition with SP & PFF

Election year	# of overall votes	% of electoral college vote	# of electoral college seats won	+/-
1994	5,945	15.5 (#3)	0 / 1
1999	3,661	9.9 (#5)	0 / 1	0
2004	3,442	9.3 (#5)	0 / 1	0
2009	3,897	10.1 (#5)	0 / 1	0
2014	5,113	13.2 (#5)	0 / 1	0

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ProDG Pro Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft
250 px
Leader	Clemens Scholzen^[1]
Founded	2001 (2001)
Preceded by	PDB-PJU and PDB
Headquarters	Kaperberg 6, 4700 Eupen
Ideology	Christian democracy^[2] Regionalism^[2]
Political position	Centre (to Centre-right minority)
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	None
European Parliament group	None
Colours	Orange, Blue
Website
www.prodg.be
Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections