Jean-Luc Crucke joins the Committed, as “new democrat” and as the new vice-president in charge of climate and energy matters, more particularly.
The Hénunier had left his post as Walloon Minister of Finance and Budget in January 2022, explaining that his convictions were no longer in line with the values of the Reform Movement.
This announcement surprised some in the province of Hainaut, even its closest ones.
Carine De Saint Martin, mayor of Frasnes-Lez-Avaing owes a lot to Jean-Luc Crucke: “He was the one who got me into politics. It is thanks to him that I am here today.“
However, she was not warned: “I understand, you have to separate the personal from the political. But it is with amazement that I learned this news. We were not aware, yet he still came to our wishes. Nothing implied that he would join the Committed.“
The mayor of Frasnes-Lez-Avaing, on the other hand, is not surprised by her departure from the MR: “We knew that there were persistent tensions, with Georges-Louis Bouchez not to mention it. We realized that continuing like this was mission impossible, but to imagine him signing with the Committed, I am more surprised.“
“I saw him closer to ecology, he defends the values of the nature of the environment“, adds Carine De Saint Martin, “I would have been less surprised if he joined the green party.“
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