Statements within the N-VA about Prime Minister de Croo resonate with the Open Vld.
Yet also in the wake of the news about Umicore and the federal government, the remarks from the Sixteen to Bart De Wever (N-VA). There one could only moderately appreciate the N-VA riposte about whether or not to have a debate with Alexander De Croo (Open Vld). Among the Flemish nationalists, one had called the prime minister "a man of latex."
"We have been busy the past few days with Arcelor and Umicore. So we are working on and have no time to jump out of a flying machine or spend two days secluded in a castle. A campaign runs for a long time, but part of your campaign is also showing that you are just working on."
After all, last weekend De Wever jumped out of a plane over Deurne airport, which did get some press attention. With parachute, of course. "Afraid of sabotage? Gee, if I crash, my worries are gone and the electoral lists have already been submitted anyway," he told Het Laatste Nieuws.
Tomorrow, by the way, Open Vld will present its 'Agriculture Plan', with the whole party leadership: in addition to De Croo, Gwendolyn Rutten (Open Vld), Paul Van Tigchelt (Open Vld), Tom Ongena (Open Vld) Stephanie D'Hose (Open Vld), Jasper Pillen (Open Vld) and Hilde Vautmans (Open Vld), on a dairy farm in Essen.
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