Dilbeek: the mayor recordsdata a grievance after a brand new linguistic incident in a polling station

The mayor of Dilbeek, Willy Segers (N-VA), will file a grievance with the justice of the peace after a brand new incident on the usage of French by the workforce supervising a polling station on this municipality in Flemish Brabant, studies the VRT . On Sunday morning, the president of this workplace spoke in French to sure voters despite the fact that he had been instructed a number of hours earlier than that the laws on languages ​​pressured him to make use of solely Dutch.

Initially of the vote, the mayor was knowledgeable that inside a polling station in his commune, made up of 4 to five assessors, some have been approaching voters in French. The workforce supervising this workplace was then warned that they have been required to make use of solely Dutch. Its members subsequently switched to the language of Vondel which they appeared to grasp completely.

Every thing gave the impression to be again to regular, however a number of hours later, Mr. Segers realized of the same incident on the identical polling station. This time, it was the president of the workplace himself who spoke in French to voters. “Residents made a remark to him and a dialogue started. The president would have tried to create controversy. That is all the pieces we do not need to see within the head of a polling station worker.“, feedback the mayor.

“Along with not respecting language laws, it additionally dangers influencing the citizen’s vote. That is unacceptable.“Willy Segers will now file a grievance towards the president of the polling station with the justice of the peace of the canton of Asse, which governs the group of polling stations.