Europe–Democracy–Esperanto
Europe Democracy Esperanto Europa Demokratie Esperanto Europe Démocratie Espéranto Europa Democrazia Esperanto Europa Democracia Esperanto | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | 8 rue de Cotte F-75012 Paris, France |
| Ideology | linguistic democracy |
| Colours | green |
| Website | |
| www.epp-eu.org | |
Europe – Democracy – Espéranto or E° D° E° (EDE) (in Esperanto: Eŭropo – Demokratio – Esperanto) is an electoral list, which participates in the European elections. The party's main platform is the introduction of Esperanto as the official language of the European Union in order to promote linguistic unity in the organization.
As Europe – Démocratie – Espéranto, the party first took part in an election in the the European Parliament Election 2004, in France. Its German branch, Europa – Demokratie – Esperanto, failed to gather the 4000 signitures necessary to participate in the elections in Germany despite intense efforts (it was hampered by a late start).
The list's main goal is the promotion of Esperanto in the EU. In the medium-term, it wants Esperanto taught in schools Europe-wide, and in the long-term, it wants the EU to adopt Esperanto as its official language. In order to make this goal a reality, the EDE is striving to have list candidates in each country in the EU for the European Parliament Election 2009. Until now the organization has only had branch offices in France and Germany.
Election results
The party did not set out to have a great vote on languages - instead, the EDE tries to set up Esperanto as an alternative to the twenty different official languages of the European Union, which produce enormous expenses.
The EDE had lists in seven of the eight large voting districts of France and received around 0.15% of the vote in the European Election on 13 June, 2004.
| Region | Top Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | Georges Kersaudy | 5,789 | 0.21% |
| Esst | B.Schmitt | 5,336 | 0.24% |
| West | Denis-Serge Clopeau | 4,926 | 0.19% |
| South-West | Thierry Saladin | 3,687 | 0.15% |
| South-East | Christian Garino | 2,559 | 0.09% |
| Center | J-P. Tonnieau | 2,174 | 0.15% |
| North | B. Hugon | 788 | 0.03% |
| TOTAL | 25,259 | 0.15% |
References
- The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.