New president of the ALDE Party elected
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Zagreb, November 23, 2015 – From 19th to 21st of November in Budapest, ALDE Party Congress was held on which a new president and six vice-presidents were elected into office.
Representatives of liberal parties of Europe elected Hans van Baalen, MEP and member of VVD, as the new president of the ALDE Party. Meanwhile, Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail, Ireland), Frederick Federley (Centerpartiet, Sweden), Ilhan Kyuchyuk (MRF, Bulgaria), Markus Loning (FDP, Germany), Ros Scott (Liberal Democrats, UK) and Marta Pascal (CDC, Catalonia, Spain) were elected to the position of Vice-President of the ALDE Party.
HNS takes this opportunity to congratulate all of the elected candidates, and especially Hans van Baalen and Ilhan Kyuchyuk due to the long and close friendship of HNS with VVD and MRF.
In addition to the elections, ALDE Congress was an opportunity for European liberals to make important decisions and discuss critical issues for Europe and the world. On the proposal of the ALDE Council, the Congress decided to adopt changes to the Statues of the ALDE Party, opening a chance for the Party to contest the next elections for the European Parliament with a single candidate for the position of president of the European Commission and under a single political manifesto for all member parties.
ALDE Congress in Budapest was also very productive for LIBSEEN, the network of liberal parties in Southeast Europe, which is chaired by Vesna Pusić, president of HNS. More concretely, ALDE Council approved the membership application of ALD party from Romania that became a LIBSEEN member in 2014 on the Leaders Meeting in Zagreb. ALDE Party also adopted a LIBSEEN resolution, carried by MRF, calling for a renewed impetus in the enlargement policy of the European Union, especially with regards to countries of the Western Balkans.
HNS was represented on the ALDE Congress by a delegation headed by Boris Blažeković, head of the Political Academy of HNS and the international officer of HNS.