The PS is determined to see the creation of a full faculty of medicine at UMons, according to Magnette. He even threatens the MR with an alternative majority. Bouchez advises him to calm down, but negotiations are happening behind the scenes. The political dispute hides underlying issues of young Hainaut citizens’ access to higher education and GP shortages in certain Hainaut municipalities. This article is exclusively for subscribers.
Magnette says that the PS will go all the way in the file of a complete faculty of medicine in Mons, and threatens the MR with an alternative majority. Bouchez: “Calm down”. It’s negotiated behind the scenes.
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Tension around the file of the creation of a faculty of medicine at UMons: we know that the PS and Paul Magnette absolutely want it while opposite, the MR and Georges-Louis Bouchez brake four irons. Behind the political antagonism, the quarrel between presidents (one year from the polls), between egos on the one hand, two basic problems are emerging: access to higher education for young people from Hainaut and the shortage of general practitioners in certain municipalities. from Hainaut.
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In conclusion, the creation of a faculty of medicine at UMons is a contentious issue, with the PS and MR at odds over its establishment. However, the underlying problems of access to higher education for young people in Hainaut and the shortage of general practitioners in certain municipalities cannot be ignored. While negotiations may be taking place behind closed doors, the political tensions between parties and personalities remain palpable. Regardless of the outcome, this is an issue that will have a significant impact on the future of healthcare and education in the region.
