MR-Les Engagés agreement: a test of transformation

2024-07-11 18:27:23

Quentin Joris

Minister of Economics/Political Affairs

Since the elections, the Revolutionary and Workers’ Parties have been in a favorable dynamic. The onus is on them to prove that they can bring regarding change by fulfilling their responsibilities.

Thirty-two days passed between the vote and the introduction of a proposal this Thursday. Government agreement between MR, Engagés pour la Wallonie and the Walloon-Brussels FederationThe two parties, perhaps sensitive to the symbol, presented the results of their work on Flemish Community Day to mark the occasion. For the third time, French-speaking people have been quicker to form a government than the northern part of the country.

Titled “Dare to change, make the future better”, Their project has the merit of being ambitious and potentially transformative. That’s good: the French-speaking part of the country needs it, given the new legislature.

Still buoyed by the enthusiasm of their respective successes on June 9, MR and Les Engagés will now go to the heart of the matter and explorewe dare to write. In fact, translating the “desire for change” that drives them into the narrow budgetary framework of the French-speaking entities will pose a huge challenge. Maxime Prévot, president of Les Engagés, said that in order for their aspirations not to become “a futile illusion”, it is necessary to keep alive the dynamism and maintain the course.


Faced with multiple slingshots, can MR and Les Engagés stay on course in the storm?

Sustaining social dialogue

This is not easy! By promising not to impose new taxes, but also announcing 50% reduction in future inheritance tax In its constitutional text, the new majority has undoubtedly satisfied many citizens. But be careful: bringing the budgets of both entities back into balance within 10 years — and by “increasing responsibility, but not austerity” — will not be done easily and without angering certain segments of the population.

plan 80% of budget effort goes to structural spending cutsAdmittedly, this will involve ending teaching appointments, freezing the indexation of the public broadcasting budget, and even rationalizing other departments, which is undoubtedly a strong decision. But it is also a Methods may generate a lot of resistance. Faced with multiple slingshots, can MR and Les Engagés stay on course in the storm? Can they reform while maintaining social dialogue?consulting without losing sight of the goals? Here are the key questions for the coming years.

Ambitious, but essential to boosting the country’s French-speaking part. It remains to make them a reality without causing social disruption.

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