“The country is not blocked because of an opposition between Francophones and Flemings. The divide is not North-South, it is left-right, ”says Georges-Louis Bouchez in a long interview with Echo, published Friday evening. The president of the MR also says he is “fairly certain” that Belgium will have a full-time majority government by September 17th.
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“There is no majority to make a right-wing government, nor is there a majority to make a left-wing government. What is blocking everything is the emergence of the populists, PTB and Vlaams Belang, ”he said. “There is one point we have forgotten, it is that only populism emerged victorious in the last elections. However, it is very complicated to form a government when there is no winner, ”adds Georges-Louis Bouchez.
The latter also reviews the stages since the elections. “I recall that it was I who brought the N-VA to the table, the CD&V also for that matter, because the MR wanted to respect the results in Flanders. We were really rewarded, it really makes you want to help people! “
As for the discussions between Paul Magnette and Bart De Wever, which ended in failure, “if you have an agreement between two and you are not able to make it progress vis-à-vis the others, it is is that you do not agree, ”concludes Georges-Louis Bouchez.
And now ? What counts for the MR is the program, says the party president. “If it’s to go with an N-VA who does community work, it’s very complicated. If it is to go with an N-VA who wants to lower taxes, better reward work and prolong the work of the Swedish, be my guest! “
Finally, in a more general way, it would perhaps be necessary, according to him, to envisage a mechanism of constitution of a government, “to prevent that the situation does not rot”. “We could, for example, be accountable to Parliament after six months, and the deputies would decide whether to vote or not. “
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