2023-12-03 20:35:06
The N-VA is not the first party to present lists in the south of the country. In the past, Vlaams Belang has already done this several times, with other motivations. “The party had clearly indicated that it was for financial reasons, because in the system of financing political parties, collecting votes, even if they do not win seats, allows you to collect euros. he explains. Since then, “for the N-VA which is announced to be losing momentum, this might in some way make it possible to compensate for the financial losses of a possible electoral setback“.
But to win votes, you have to be able to create and debate, which is not guaranteed, according to Jean Faniel. “The question of state reforms has not really excited the crowds since the 1970s or 1980s.“, according to him.
The director of CRISP also sees a form of paradox: “In this approach, Bart De Wever and the N-VA act a bit as if they wanted a federal constituency in which Flemish parties can present Dutch-speaking candidates to French-speaking voters and vice versa. However, the N-VA has always been a claimed opponent of the federal constituency.“
As for knowing where the N-VA would go to find voters in Wallonia, Jean Faniel does not comment. “It is difficult to know if the N-VA will seek voters from other parties or if it will rather seek voters who do not usually recognize themselves in the French-speaking political offering.“, he concludes.
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