Citizens for
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
A
DIRECT DEMOCRATIC
political
initiative in BELGIUM
v15042010bE AZ2
ORGANIZATION
 The party takes part in the elections as a voluntary
association (va)
PARTY for DIRECT DEMOCRACY - P2D
The name with which the party will take part in the elections is yet to decide
and has to comply with legal restrictions (13 – 18 characters, depending on
the law in force at that moment). It could be, for example,
SENATE.P2D.BE
 The party works together with the task force
CITIZENS for DIRECT DEMOCRACY
which is part of DEMOCRATIE.NU vzw-asbl
MOTIVATION
 An association which takes part to elections
becomes a “political party”
 Political parties have to comply with legal
obligations.
For example : In order to receive government
dotations the party has the obligation to state
in its statutes that it will comply with the
European Declaration of Human Rights.
VA / VZW-ASBL
 In a VA all the members own the association and
they share, in person and equally, both assets and
responabillities.
They may give mandate to administrators
 In a VZW-ASBL the association is a juridical
person on his own.
The assets and responsabilities belong to the VZWASBL. There are legal obligations.
MEMBERS of the VA
: two conditions
 One can become a member of “Citizens for Direct
Democracy” VA, if :
 one is a member of Democratie nu – vzw/asbl.
 One holds a mandate within the vzw/asbl (chair,
secretary, treasurer,..) or is an elected representative
of the party, or is a candidate to one of those
functions.
 Exception : The founders
VOTING RIGHTS in the VA
 All members with voting rights of Democratie.nu –
vzw/asbl have voting rights in the assemblies of the
“Citizens for Direct Democracy” VA, except for
voting on the accounts and the budget of the VA,
the mandates of the administrators and agreements
with third parties.
For these exceptions only the members of “Citizens
for Direct Democracy” VA have exclusive voting
rights.
FINANCES 1
 If “Citizens for Direct Democracy” VA is
considered for government dotation, a
financial VZW/ASBL has to be established.
This is a legal obligation.(w 4juli 1989)
 Membership of this vzw/asbl is reserved to
members with voting rights of Democratie.nu
– vzw/asbl
FINANCES 2
 Financial activities which are related to the
political action and which are not covered by
the legal arrangement must be put in a
special account within the task force
“Citizens for Direct Democracy”
Democratie.nu – vzw/asbl
Separation of Powers
 Whitin the political organization we seek explicitly
to maintain separation of powers.
 Decision rights in finance and mandates are
deliberately divided.
 It belongs to the members of Democratie nu –
vzw/asbl to take care of this separation of powers
and to guarantee that the practices of the
political wing stays in agreement with the principles
of Direct Democracy"
Responsability
 The placement of the mandates in a VA and
the financial activities in a VZW/ASBL
makes maximal use of these forms of
organizations.