On the sidelines of his speech on May 1, addressing the current crisis, purchasing power and the common action of the left, Frédéric Daerden did not hesitate to comment “vertically” on the arrival of the liberals… at his home in Herstal . Thus, faced with the revolt of some, he appealed “not to fall into the facility of following populist methods. This facility is not the prerogative of a political force. It is increasingly mobilized to glean a moment of glory on social networks. Some use it , others abuse it. One of their representatives is currently in my town in Herstal rather than in Jodoigne”, he commented, referring to the president of the Reform Movement, Georges-Louis Bouchez. “It’s already a masquerade for a right-wing party to celebrate May Day which, as a reminder, has its origins in 1886 in Chicago where 200,000 workers launched a strike that ended in blood. The liberal party on the ACEC site on this day , is an insult to the 1,700 workers who lost their jobs there in the 1980s, sacrificed on the altar of capitalism led by financial groups.They are dancing on May Day in the mausoleum of women and men who are victims of economic liberalism. It’s despicably cynical.”
