From today on, Jong Spirit will be known as L². This has been announced by President Neal Raes at an informal members' event in Oostende. L² is the independent youth wing of VlaamsProgressieven, the Flemish left-liberals. As a baseline, L² will use the term 'JongProgressieven' (YoungProgressives). After the mother party Spirit changed its name in April, the youth wing had to look for a new name as well.

Rather than just focussing on the marketing, Jong Spirit used the occassion to go through a process of internal renewal. The organization looked at what it meant to be young & left-liberal. It was decided that the new name had to reflect the core values of the organization, as Jong Spirit has stood for progressive liberalism for quite a while. Neal Raes, president of L², explains: "By using L², we make clear that our liberalism is not just one-dimensial, but has both depth and breadth. The subtitle JongProgressieven is a reference to our mother party."

As a strategy, L² intends to make reaching young people a greater priority. Neal Raes: "Almost daily, the younger age groups are under attack. Conservative parties want to dictate what young people can do, or rather, cannot do. Young people are also targetted specifically when there are no real grounds to actually do so, such as policies against driving under influence. Last week, conservative ministers in the federal government wish to limit the possibility of students to work. This is going too far. It seems that the the role the Church used to play in Flanders, is now being replaced by conservative and christian democratic parties. As L², we want to fight back." Soon, L² will launch its Youth Manifesto.