Ecolo nevertheless came first in the poll on Sunday but an alliance between the MR, the Engagés and the PS got the better of the mayoralty of the Greens, won in 2018.
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“We suffered attacks, incredible bashing during this campaign, as if Ecolo was the problem and, yet, the people of Ixelles made us the leading party in the municipality. And then, there was another part of politics, that of the little political games which disgust the population. I have always played politics with authenticity, around values and a project that I have always defended, I never wanted to give in to the struggle for positions. I remain with my dignity and I am proud of the record at the head of the municipality“, declared Mr. Doulkeridis interviewed on the sidelines of a meeting of his party office.
Ecolo formed a majority with the socialists in Ixelles. “The PS has chosen today to give more space to conservative parties in a society that is becoming more right-wing, it’s a funny game,” notes the outgoing mayor.
Ecolo figure in Brussels for many years, regional secretary of state from 2009 to 2014, Mr. Doulkeridis announced the end of his active political career.
