Cries from the Wetstraat
Sammy Mahdi. — © belga
Anyone who slips in the Wetstraat or ends up in the rumor mill will sooner or later end up in this section.
From TikTok
“We see you a lot on Tiktok, Mr. D’Haese.” At a debate in the Ursuline secondary school in Mechelen, where The standard was present, the most popular politician on Tiktok was eagerly taken for selfies. Flemish faction leader of the PVDA Jos D’Haese happily agrees with the many selfies. “You may see me passing by there often.”
From Welfare
Tumult in Limburg. After Vooruit, the N-VA now also wants a change of power in the Welfare department. Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) launched the attack. She wants an end to the “monopoly on Welfare” by CD&V, quotes The Importance of Limburg. The party has failed to “take the bull by the horns”. The Limburg leader accuses the CD&V of “apathy in the face of distressing events”.
From Tiktok (2)
On stage, fame on Tiktok also appears to be a weakness for D’Haese. In a debate in which he claims that savings are being made at De Lijn, he comes into direct opposition to CD&V chairman Sammy Mahdi. “There were no savings. More investments were made. Look at the numbers. This is not Tiktok, but the real world, Mr. D’Haese.” A swipe that could count on a laugh from the Mechelen students.
From Welfare (2)
A CD&V is also on the defensive in Limburg. Provincial rival Jo Brouns (CD&V) advises Demir to “do politics in a different way” if she has the ambition to take on the Welfare authority. Brouns does not believe in the welfare ambitions of the N-VA. “Such a reaction just in the week that the N-VA wants to make major cuts in everything social. Who still believes that?”, the Flemish minister asks.
Vandeurzen
Will the Open VLD still reach the electoral threshold in the province of Antwerp? Despite alarming polls, the party remains optimistic. It Newspaper campaigned with Antwerp leaders Paul Van Tigchelt (Minister of Justice) and Tom Ongena (chairman). The latter in particular still has to work on gaining popularity in his home province, according to an inquiry with a photo on the street. “The right-winger is Prime Minister De Croo. The other one is Van Tigchelt. But that third? Is that that ex-minister… Jo Vandeurzen?”
