In The Free Belgiumthe president of the Schaerbeek section of the MR, Yvan de Beauffort reacts positively.
“The MR of Schaerbeek is delighted with the official arrival of the Minister and Schaerbeekoise Hadja Lahbib. His action in the federal government as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions, as well as his exceptional career will strengthen and give even more visibility to our action at the service of all Schaerbeekois and all Schaerbeekois.“, commented the local section of the MR, in a press release.
“With Minister Hadja Lahbib, our entire team, our municipal councilor Angelina Chan and our regional deputy Latifa Aït-Baala, and under the chairmanship of Yvan de Beauffort, our action is even stronger. Our priority battles in the coming months will be on a new method to be adopted urgently by the municipality of Schaerbeek in terms of mobility and on a return to meeting the aspirations of Schaerbeek residents, on the defense of the Wasteland Josaphat – one of the last wastelands of the Region – , on that of the Independents, and on the safety“, adds the local.
On the local chessboard of the “city of donkeys“, the liberal wing is currently akin to a mosaic between the wing of Schaerbeek Liberals who sit in the majority on the Mayor’s List, and, in the opposition, an elected MR, Angelina Chan, as well as Georges Verzin, holding a progressive liberal current, at odds with the president of MR.