After the elections this Sunday, June 9, what will become of the electoral signs?
This Sunday, June 9, the first day of elections in Belgium ended. The next day is Sunday October 13 with the municipal elections. But in the meantime, should we keep the electoral signs? Or on the contrary, remove them to put them back on July 13, the start of the municipal period? “I think we should leave them, there’s no point“, indicates a passer-by in Etterbeek. “It doesn’t bother you. I don’t see why we should remove them“, adds another. For others, this is necessary to enjoy green spaces.
The municipalities choose
Municipalities choose to do it, or not. They also choose the display date, indicates the SPF Interior. The panels must be cleaned of their posters, but can remain installed until the municipal elections next October. Dismantling these costs money and takes time. It is possible that some municipalities will choose to leave them like this.
But other municipalities choose to remove them anyway. Like in Etterbeek, where these signs will be removed, then put back on July 13. “Removing them is very easy. So we’re going to do it, because it helps avoid over-gluing, vandalism, multiple displays, etc.“, explains Vincent De Wolf, mayor of Etterbeek.
It is up to the FPS to control the display periods set by law.
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