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Between June 6 and 9, EU citizens will vote for their new representatives to the European Parliament.
In April, ECCP – a coalition of 44 organisations from 21 European countries – drafted a pledge: Stand for international law! Vote Palestine!, in order for European citizens to ascertain the position of their candidates on Palestinian rights. Two thousand EU citizens sent emails to their candidates to encourage them to stand for international law and sign the #Vote for Palestine pledge.
By signing the pledge, EP candidates committed themselves to promote the implementation of international law, relevant UN resolutions and the ICJ rulings pertaining to Gaza, during their mandate, and act upon what millions of EU citizens have been calling for: EU adherence to international law and to finally end its complicity with Israeli crimes.
230 candidates signed the pledge.You can find the full list of signatories on the bottom of the page:
English – European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine
Pledge signatories include:
SWEDEN:
More than 70 Swedish candidates signed, among them:
The top three candidates of Miljöpartiet (The Greens)
- Alice Bah Kuhnke (current MEP)
- Pär Holmgren (current MEP)
- Isabella Lövin (former party leader)
The top three candidates of Vänsterpartiet (The Left)
1. Jonas Sjöstedt (former party leader)
2. Hanna Gedin
3. Carolina Gustafsson
Evin Incir, Socialdemokraterna (Social Democrats) current MEP, vice-chair of DPAL, Delegation for relations with Palestine
The coalition Värdigt liv (consisting of Feministiskt Initiativ and Partiet Vändpunkt) jointly endorsed Vote for Palestine and in addition most of the candidates signed individually.
FRANCE:
51 candidates signed the pledge, including:
Three front-runners: Manon Aubry (LFI), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Naguib Azergui (UDMF-Free Palestine).
7 MP’s: Marie Toussaint (EELV), David Cormand (EELV), Mounir Satouri (EELV), Claude Gruffat (EELV), François Thiollet (EELV), Manon Aubry (LFI), Damien Carême (LFI),
8 Top Ten: Marie Toussaint (EELV), David Cormand (EELV), Mounir Satouri (EELV), Arash Saeidi (LFI), Damien Carême (LFI), Emma Fourreau (LFI), Anthony Smith (LFI), Naguib Azergui (UDMF-Free Palestine)
2 Head of parties: Marine Tondelier (EELV), Naguib Azergui (UDMF-Free Palestine).
FINLAND:
39 Finnish candidates have signed the pledge, among them:
Ville Niinistö, Vihrea liitto
Li Andersson, Vasemmistoliitto
Gashaw Bibani, Vasemmistoliitto
Paco Diop, Vasemmistoliitto
Shawn Huff, Vihreä liitto
Mervi Grönfors, Suomen kommunistinen puolue
Timo Huhtamäki, Vihreä liitto
Miro Iivonen, Vihreä liitto
Jessi Jokelainen, Vasemmistoliitto
Perttu Jussila, Vihreä liitto
Viivi Järvelä, SDP
Tuire Kaimio, Vihreä liitto
Maiju Kuivalainen, Vasemmistoliitto
Matleena Kappi, Vasemmistoliitto
Lauri Linden, Vasemmistoliitto
Rosa Meriläinen, Vihreä liitto
Joona Mielonen, Vasemmistoliitto
Maria Ohisalo, Vihreä liitto
Niina Ratilainen, Vihreä liitto
Tiina Sandberg, Suomen kommunistinen puolue
Julia Sangervo, Vihreä liitto
Jussi Saramo, Vasemmistoliitto
Peppi Seppala, Vihreä liitto
Lotta Tuominen, Vasemmistoliitto
Pinja Vuorinen, Vasemmistoliitto
IRELAND:
Fergal Landy – Labour Party
Maria Walsh – Fine Gael
Rory Hearne – Social Democrats
Paul Gavan – Sinn Féin
Kathleen Funchion – Sinn Féin
Brian Oboyle – People Before Profit
Chris MacManus MEP – Sinn Féin
Clare Daly MEP – Independents for change
Mick Wallace MEP – Independents for change
Ciaran Cuffe – Green Party
Cian Prendiville – People Before Profit
Grace O`Sullivan MEP – Green Party
Pauline O`Reilly – Green Party
Michelle Glidernew – Sinn Féin
Luke Flanagan MEP – Independent
Brendan Ogle – Independent
Saoirse Mchugh – Independent
Daithi Doolan – Sinn Féin
Birth Smith – People Before Profit
POLAND:
Maciej Konieczny – Nowa Lewica
Bożena Przyłuska – Nowa Lewica
Dorota Kolarska – Razem
Paulina Matysiak – Razem
Wiktoria Aleksandra Barańska – Razem
Bartosz Markowski – Razem
Natalia Hajewska – Razem
Paulina Korzenko – Razem
Magda Dropek – Nowa Lewica
Italy:
Brando Benifei MEP – Partito Democratico
Federico Dolce – Pace Terra Dignita
Piernicola Pedicini – Pace Terra Dignita
Maurizio Acerbo – Pace Terra Dignita
Silvia Panini – Partito Democratico
Marcello Saltarelli – Partito Democratico
Ahmad Saleh – Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra
Fabio Alberti – Pace Terra Dignita
Stefano Cecere – Movimento 5 Stelle
Esterluisa Lanfanchi – Movimento 5 Stelle
NETHERLANDS:
Ronan van Lang (nr. 6) – PvdD (Party of the Animals)
Merel Muller (nr. 28) – PvdD (Party of the Animals)
Ines Kostic (nr. 40) – PvdD (Party of the Animals)
Kim van Sparrentak (nr. 4) – GL
Tinneke Strik (nr. 5) – GL
GERMANY
Judith Meyer – MERA25
Grigori Koutsogkilas – MERA25
Vasileia Ismini Alexaki – MERA25
Konstantinos Tselios – MERA25
Thilo Matzkeit – MERA25
Faraz Baghaei – MERA25
Antonia Milbert – MERA25
Johannes Fehr – MERA25
SLOVAKIA
Alexandra Aganbegović – Socialisti.sk
Juraj Ďurove – Socialisti.sk
Henrich Knuth – Socialisti.sk
Sely Papan – Socialisti.sk
Miroslav Pomajdík – Socialisti.sk
Ľubomír Zeman – Socialisti.sk
SPAIN:
Bianca Tudor – Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol
Luis MIguel Lapena Moreno – Podemos
GREECE:
Yanis Varoufakis – European Realist Disobedience Front
LUXEMBURG:
Tilly Metz MEP – Green Party
DENMARK:
Nanna Dalunde – Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne
ROMANIA:
George Liviu Banulescu – Independent
CZECH REPUBLIC:
Jan Májíček – Levice
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