Volt Greece

Volt Greece (Greek: Βολτ Ελλάδας) is a social liberal political party in Greece and the Greek branch of Volt Europa.

Volt Greece
Βολτ Ελλάδας
AbbreviationΒολτ / Volt
PresidentNikolas Fournarakis
Theodora Fabrikezi
Founded2018
Registered4 October 2022 (2022-10-04)
HeadquartersAthens
IdeologySocial liberalism
Progressivism
Pro-Europeanism
European federalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National affiliationPrasino+Mov
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colors  Purple
Website
https://www.voltgreece.gr/

History

Volt Greece was founded in 2018.[1] In July 2022, the group elected its first executive secretariat and an ethics committee, which were tasked with preparing its establishment as a party.[2] On 4 October 2022, the party was officially registered, becoming the 18th registered party of Volt Europa.[3]

In December 2022, Volt founded the new political alliance Prasino+Mov (Greek ΠΡΑΣΙΝΟ & ΜΩΒ / English Green & Purple) together with the parties Ikologi Prasini, Pirate Party of Greece, Greens – Solidarity, Greek Party for the Animals and the ecofeminist movement Kyklos.[4]

National sections of Volt Europa. The borders of the European Union are shown in red

On 11 and 12 March, the party held its first founding congress in Athens and elected Nikolas Fournarakis and Theodora Fabricezi as co-presidents.[5]

Policies

As part of the European network, Volt Greece follows a pan-European approach to many policy areas such as climate change, energy crises or the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

European reform

The party aims to create a European federation.

Volt wants to strengthen the European Parliament, a President elected by the European citizens and a unified European government led by a Prime Minister, with joint finance and economy ministries and a European army.[7][8]

Economy

The party wants to modernise the Greek economy and aims to create more high value-added jobs. The aim is to increase productivity and reduce the unemployment rate to below 5%. In addition, a universal basic income is to be gradually introduced to reduce poverty and a decentralised universal health care system is to be created for all inhabitants of the country.[5] The role of the European Central Bank is to be expanded to include the fight against unemployment.[9]

Education

Volt aims to strengthen the autonomy of school institutions administratively, financially, pedagogically and academically.

The administrative structure of the Ministry of Education is to be decentralised and its central and regional departments subjected to performance evaluation.[5]

Environmental and climate protection

The party aims at green growth in combination with energy transition, the protection of biodiversity and sustainable environmental management.[10]

Immigration and asylum policy

The party advocates a controlled admission of migrants and refugees and their integration, as a means of countering the demographic problem of Greece.[11]

Organisation

Party Executive

The party is chaired by Nikolas Fournarakis and Theodora Fabricezi. In addition, there is a 9-member Executive Secretariat, which is responsible for implementation and administration in accordance with the decisions of the party's General Assembly.[5][12]

Ethics Council

The five-member Ethics Board monitors compliance with the Rules of Procedure, the Code of Conduct, the decisions of the Plenary Assembly and the decisions of the Executive Secretariat and the Board of Directors.[13]

Finances

The party is financed by membership fees.[8]

References
  1. "Βόλτερς - Βολτ Ελλάδας / Volt Greece". www.voltgreece.gr. 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. Photeinos, Dionysios (2022-07-29). "Εκλογές Βολτ Ελλάδας - Βολτ Ελλάδας / Volt Greece". www.voltgreece.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  3. "Βολτ: Ιδρύεται ως πολιτικό κόμμα" (in Greek). 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. Newsroom. "New party 'Prasino+Mov' aims to win seat in Parliament at elections | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  5. IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (2023-03-14). "Ιδρύθηκε το νέο κόμμα «Βολτ» -Ποιοι είναι επικεφαλής, πόσο μοιάζει με το «Ποτάμι» [εικόνες]". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  6. "Ν.Φουρναράκης: Το Volt Ελλάδας θα ειναι με πλήρη ψηφοδέλτια στις εθνικές εκλογές". Cretalive (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  7. "Ιδρύθηκε το νέο κόμμα «Βολτ» – Ποιοι είναι επικεφαλής" (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  8. "Παράρτημα ενός πανευρωπαϊκού κόμματος: τι είναι και τι θέλει το Βολτ Ελλάδας; | Κώστας Γιαννακίδης". Protagon.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  9. "«Βολτ» | Ιδρύθηκε νέο κόμμα με συμπρόεδρο τον Χανιώτη Νικόλα Φουρναράκη - HANIA.news" (in Greek). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  10. Newsroom. "Βολτ: Αυτό είναι το νέο κόμμα – Αρκετά στελέχη του προέρχονται από το Ποτάμι". www.ieidiseis.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  11. Group), Radiotileoptiki S. A. (OPEN Digital (2023-03-14). "Εκλογές 2023 - «Βολτ»: Τι είναι το νεοϊδρυθέν φιλελεύθερο κόμμα – Οι επικεφαλής και οι ομοιότητες με το «Ποτάμι»". ΕΘΝΟΣ (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  12. "«Βολτ» | Ιδρύθηκε νέο κόμμα με συμπρόεδρο τον Χανιώτη Νικόλα Φουρναράκη - HANIA.news" (in Greek). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  13. "Επιτροπή Δεοντολογίας - Βολτ Ελλάδας / Volt Greece". www.voltgreece.gr. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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