Brussels, a release and a ghost

So, I hope you like square circles, stairs that go up below, the most that do less … Therefore, because to understand the release solution proposed by the president of the MR. Meanwhile, Georges-Louis go, you have to understand that sometimes with it is without, or that without it is with.

What was the problem? In addition, The Liberals. Meanwhile, MR and especially Open VLD, had made the presence of the N-VA in the Brussels government an absolute condition. For example, And the PS had made the absence of the N-VA in the Brussels government an absolute condition. Nevertheless, In short, two antagonistic positions that none of the initiatives taken so far for months has managed to get around. However, Whether it is the socialist attempt of a left majority. Meanwhile, or that of a liberal declaration of general policy filed before brussels, release ghost any negotiation.

A ghost participation – Brussels, release ghost

What is this solution proposed by Georges-Louis Bouchez? Therefore, The idea is to form a government with 6 parties: the PS. the MR and the engaged on the French -speaking side, Groen, Open VLD and Vooruit on the Flemish side. Without the N-VA therefore at the negotiating table. This is the mortgage raised for the PS. But. and it is always what follows the “but” which is the most important, which means that there is no majority on the Flemish side. The MR therefore proposed to the N-VA to support the government and. for this, gives up its post as secretary of state to a personality of civil society which will be “compatible”, that is to say not an elected N-VA, or a member of the party, but still someone that the N-VA supports and which represents in one way or another N-VA.

brussels, release ghost

In short. the N-VA is not part of the government, but is not completely absent either, since the MR offers it somewhere a ghost participation.

General support

Is this solution supported by all parties, including the N-VA? Yes. so far, the N-VA has not officially rejected the proposal, which nevertheless amounts to going from a majority on the Dutch-speaking side. Everything therefore takes place in the guarantees that the MR has offered to the N-VA and which are not known. The Open VLD. Frédéric de Gucht, who had made the presence of the N-VA a personal fight, also approved the formula.

All the success of this track is there. The PS could say that it forms a government without the N-VA. And the Liberals and the N-VA will be able to say that it is not absent.

A government will therefore be able to be brussels, release ghost negotiated and set up, we are still talking about July 21. Even if it appears very optimistic. But the negotiations have advanced in parallel on the merits. in particular on the budget, in a very precarious situation. The idea that circulates would be a return to balance trajectory in 10 years. Or roughly what Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation provide.

In any case, this is a resumption of negotiations which finally seems decisive, more than a year after the elections. It should be noted that the main risk of this solution of a ghost N-VA is that ghosts come back one day. the other to haunt you. The degree of involvement of the N-VA in this formula is still at this very vague stage.