Sixteen Brussels mayors were sworn in on Friday morning before Brussels Minister of Local Authorities for Current Affairs Bernard Clerfayt.
Among the 16 who took the oath, there were those who extended their mandate: Fabrice Cumps (Andelecht/PS); Sophie de Vos (Auderghem/DéFI); Christian Lamouline (Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Les Engagés); Philippe Close (City of Brussels/PS); Vincent De Wolf (Etterbeek/MR); Jean-Paul Van Laethem (Ganshoren/Les Engagés); Claire Vandevivere (Jette/Les Engagés); Catherine Moureaux (Molenbeek/PS); Jean Spinette (Saint-Gilles/PS); Boris Dilliès (Uccle/MR); Olivier Maingain (Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/DéFI); and Benoît Cerexhe (Woluwe-St-Pierre/Les Engagés).
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On the other hand, there are the new ones: Alessandro Zappala (Evere/PS); Charles Spapens (Forest/PS); Romain de Reusme (Ixelles/PS); and David Leisterh (Watermael-Boitsfort/MR). In Koekelberg, the usual administrative checks concerning the recent designation of Olivia P’Tito are underway.
In Saint-Josse, the elections were canceled following irregularities observed in proxy voting. In Schaerbeek, negotiations are continuing to try to find a coalition. For the mayorate, this is at times a battle between the PS and the MR. For the coalition, Ecolo, even the Mayor’s List, are still in the race.
As it stands, if we include Olivia P’Tito in Koekelberg, there will be 8 PS mayors, 4 Committed, 3 MR and 2 DéFI. There are also 13 men and 4 women there.
If the ceremony took place in a relaxed atmosphere, it was marked by the call from Oliver Maingain and Benoît Cerexhe for cohesion between the mayors to face the financial and institutional “threats” hovering over the institution. municipal. “Faced with the merger dreams of some, I have no doubt that we will be keen to demonstrate the importance of municipalities as local democratic anchors”stressed Olivier Maingain. “We will need the energy of all the mayors to defend together the institution in which citizens undoubtedly have the most confidence today”engaged Benoît Cerexhe.
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■ Report by Michel Geyer, Charles Carpreau and Paul Bourrières
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