2023-09-10 13:24:00
At this time of year, as usual, the N-VA organizes its traditional “Family Day” at the Plopsaland amusement park in De Panne. The opportunity for the party’s leaders to enjoy some thrills, and to talk confederalism between two roller coasters.
“All the party bigwigs gathered to ride a ride“, explains Nicolas Lowyck, our journalist on site. “We saw Jan Jambon, the minister-president of the Flemish government. Ben Weyts, the vice-minister-president, Zuhal Demir, the Flemish Minister of the Environment and of course Bart de Wever“, he continues.
The ideal opportunity to speak with the latter regarding confederalism. Our journalist wonders if he might be considered a foreigner, in the event that Belgium moves to a confederalist model. “No way“, replies the president of the N-VA. “Confederalism is simply a treaty between the two communities to divide powers“, he says.
According to Bart De Wever, many of the ills of the Vivaldi government might be remedied thanks to this change in the system: “We are in the status quo, budgetary policy is a disaster. Energy policy too, migration policy too. We need in-depth reforms, but there is no agreement on anything“.
The man at the head of the first party in Flanders adds: “I fear for the Walloons that next year the Flemings will vote massively for change“.
The outcome of the N-VA story is within reach
The president of the N-VA, Bart De Wever, remains in favor of the formation of a mini-federal government supported by the federated entities, following the 2024 elections. he wants this government period to be used to implement a thorough reform of the State.
In his speech, Bart De Wever emphasized the character “incredibly important“the next elections.”We will need you more than ever, because the outcome of the N-VA story is within reach. At the federal level, nothing is going well. Belgium is rushing, rudderless, towards the financial abyss. While in Flanders, all vacant jobs are not finding takers, Vivaldi has significantly increased, on the orders of the PS, benefits for long-term unemployment“, said Mr. De Wever.
For the president of the N-VA, “with Belgium, the bottom of the abyss is now in sight. And all the Flemish parties know it“But for Mr. De Wever, every crisis is also a challenge and a great opportunity.”The challenge is to tell the truth: that without Flemish autonomy we will not be able to maintain our prosperity and that only the N-VA is capable of shaping this autonomy.“, did he declare. “No one else will. Neither the supporters of Vivaldi, nor the extremists. Only the N-VA has developed confederalism, only the N-VA has the conviction to carry it out and only the N-VA has the people who can give it shape.”
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