The liberals, with MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez in the lead, do not like that the socialists want to tamper with a measure taken by the previous government. It exempted companies from social security contributions for their first hired employee. The Court of Audit makes mincemeat of it: the measure is above all expensive and inefficient. … Read more
MR intends to keep knocking on the nail: an extra relaxation should be possible before Christmas. It does not matter what Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) and Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke (SP.A) say. It doesn’t matter that they have to insult their sister party for that. “Make no mistake, without us the … Read more
If it depends on Georges-Louis Bouchez, we’ll try to save the Christmas party later. “We are not going to celebrate Christmas via Skype, are we?” Said the MR chairman on radio station Bel RTL. “We have to give people perspective.” – “It is really necessary for the population to get a view of something,” said … Read more
The measures to contain the corona virus will have to be even stricter, warns MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez. He argues for a general mouth mask obligation. – ‘The situation is dramatic, there is no other word for it. Everyone needs to wake up. If we continue like this, we will be completely saturated with hospitals … Read more
MR MPs agreed in the parliamentary intergroup on Monday evening to maintain confidence in their party chairman, Georges-Louis Bouchez. He will have to be surrounded by ten ‘wise men’ of the party. – The debate lasted more than four hours and was very lively at times. Bouchez came under heavy fire after his remarkable casting … Read more
MR Chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez’s hide seems to have been saved. The party bureau is convinced that a new crisis meeting, to which all MR parliamentarians have been invited late tonight, will only be about how the party should be led in the future. “Whatever they decide, the chairman will from now on have to take … Read more
The French-speaking liberal party MR has started a very difficult party office, where the future of president Georges-Louis Bouchez is being decided. Bouchez himself said before the start that there is ‘no cause for alarm’. But according to some party leaders, his possible dismissal is indeed on the table. “The MR is destroying itself.” – … Read more
The fate of MR Chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez seems to be sealed. He has made such a fuss in recent days that there is a good chance that he will not survive Monday’s party bureau. “He has managed to upset everyone,” says a French-speaking liberal. The only problem: there is no procedure at MR to dismiss … Read more
Tensions at the French-speaking liberal party MR did not seem to ease on Saturday. Several elected officials have been very angry with President Georges-Louis Bouchez since Thursday’s announcement of the ministerial casting. – Some federal elected officials have indicated this to the camera, which has led to a resurgence in tensions. “Headlines will be rolling … Read more
On Friday, twenty women from the Walloon Parliament and the Walloon government sent a signal to MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez. Women from all political groups, including MR, posed in the corridors of the parliament in Namur for a photo with a clear message: “We are more than a quota.” – The message then went to … Read more