A the City of Brussels, two elected officials from Team Fouad Ahidar, Kader Sati and Yousra Nouar, announced Friday evening that they will sit as independents. Reason given: a divergence with the head of the list, Mourad Maimouni, on the values to defend.
“We thank Fouad (Ahidar) for his trust and we always consider him to be a person worthy of respect, but in recent weeks and throughout the electoral campaign, it has become clear that we do not share the same same values as our head of list at the City of Brussels. Our project must be a collective project and not focused on a single individual. We are not pawns, we deserve respect too. Being engaged at the municipal level means working for the well-being of the population and that is better than scripted sketches which ridicule politics and our city,” they explained in a press release sent to the Belga agency.
Announcing their intention to sit as independents, the two councilors intend to “make things happen positively for our population”. They say they are “convinced that a progressive project” can help them.
Finally, they said they remained faithful to their values and continued to be “available to every citizen who wishes to support a humane and united city”.
In the City of Brussels, Team Ahidar won 5 seats (out of 49) after the vote last Sunday. So he has 3 left.
It was the PS-Vooruit list led by outgoing mayor Philippe Close which won the elections, winning 16 seats (-2). It preceded in order the MR+ lists (12 seats; +5); PTB-PVDA (7 seats; +1); Ecolo-Groen (6 seats; -3).
Team Fouad Ahidar now has the same number of seats as the Engaged (3).
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