DiEM25’s 2025 Coordinating Collective election results

Our members across Europe and beyond have made their choice

The 2025 elections for DiEM25’s Coordinating Collective (CC) are now complete, with six positions filled in the September vote.

The CC, as ever, reflects the diversity of our movement and the urgent struggles we are committed to tackling – from migration and climate justice to technological sovereignty, gender equality, and more.

Below you’ll find an introduction to the six representatives elected by DiEM25 members to help steer our collective efforts in the year ahead.

Erik Edman – 622 (60%)

It is imperative, both for the continued relevance of DiEM25 as a political actor in Europe and the world, as well as for our historic responsibility in these dark times, to adjust our mission and methods to the times we live in.

For me, this means nothing less than mobilising DiEM25’s network, resources and power to form a pan-European Resistance Network against the rise of the far-right, militarisation, genocide and the abandonment of the environmental struggle.

Grace Blakeley – 588 (57%)

I want to be elected to support the incredible work DiEM25 members are doing across Europe, to bring new members into the organisation, and to help existing members win crucial victories across the continent.

I also hope to use the position to learn more about the organising efforts of DiEM25 members across Europe. I have spent the last several months interviewing organisers around the world on their tactics for resisting our exploitative economic system and building grassroots alternatives. Being on the Coordinating Collective would allow me to connect with DiEM25 members doing this kind of organising, write about their stories, and support their causes.

Ivana Nenadović – 506 (49%)

I believe that my professional skills combined with the experience and knowledge I gained over the past nine years in DiEM25 are a useful asset to the Coordinating Collective.

I enjoyed working with the fellow CC members, as well as the frequent and close interaction with members from all over Europe, hosting the monthly Onboarding teleconferences for new members and, last but not least, organising DiEM25 Academies. I am grateful for the opportunity you gave me, and your vote would give me confidence to continue with the renewed dedication to our common project.

Francesca Martinez – 485 (47%)

I have found my time on the CC to be highly educational in terms of learning about political organising. At a time where fascism is rearing its ugly head across Europe and beyond, it has been deeply inspiring to feel part of a movement which has humane values at its core. I hope to continue to be part of this alternative vision and feel privileged to be running again.

I am keen to use my position on the CC to expand it’s cultural events, and improve awareness around disability, human rights, the NHS and the need for degrowth.

Lucille Cornelius – 463 (44%)

I believe that I have the power to motivate and challenge others, have loads of experience as an activist and have many connections around the world which I can use to create global solidarity, especially in Africa. I also have a lot of experience with marketing and events, and can lend my project leading experience to the movement. I am also a musician, singer and songwriter and I would like to start to inspire the continent and the planet in engaging in making art and music to soothe our souls and give our collective voices a global platform to unite in artivism. Most of all, I am a hand, a heart and a body that is willing to be of service to all that need it.

Danielle Maisano – 447 (43%)

I am incredibly inspired by DiEM25’s vision of a transnational, democratic, grassroots movement focused on building an alternative to our current technofeudal, increasingly authoritarian moment. I believe with my experience as an activist and in my professional career, I could play an important and active role in helping DiEM25 pursue its mission in a variety of areas.

If elected, I would be particularly interested in contributing to movement-building through cultural strategy and coalition-building with other organisations.