According to her, two possibilities are available to negotiators. “Either the trainer continues with the content on the table, with right-wing and unfair policies. Everyone knows that the Open VLD would put its signature directly on this paper. The other slope is that of the Arizona coalition, with a more social note. The content must then change.”
“We are going to have to reform and do difficult things regarding pensions, the labor market and the budget,” admitted Ms Depraetere. “But we believe that everything should not come from ordinary citizens, pensioners or the index.”
On RTL, the leader of the Brussels PS, Ahmed Laaouej said he understood the attitude of Vooruit, who left the discussions, judging the proposals of trainer Bart De Wever still too unbalanced.
Arizona, center-right or emergency government: what options does Bart De Wever have?
Bart De Wever is once again expected at the Royal Palace on Tuesday, and the message he will bring to the King is for the moment a mystery. Contacts between parties must take place “discreetly” over the long weekend. The avenues mentioned are the relaunch of negotiations with Vooruit, after the rejection of the last text on the table by Conner Rousseau; or that of a new teaming of the N-VA, the CD&V, the MR and the Engagés with this time the Open VLD replacing the socialists. Such a coalition is considered risky, because it would be based on a majority of just one seat.
Asked about the VRT, Minister of State Johan Vande Lanotte (also Vooruit) said he hoped that trainer Bart De Wever would be able to continue his training mission based in Arizona (N-VA, CD&V, MR, Les Engagés) .
“Vooruit says that the rich should pay more and that the MR says: we already have enough taxes,” summarized Mr. Vande Lanotte. The interlocutors “will first have to get out of this situation.”
At the same time, the path to Open VLD does not seem completely impossible to him. “If there is trust, many things are possible,” said the socialist. “Obviously it’s more difficult with a single-seat majority. But it’s possible. Especially in times of crisis, things are possible that wouldn’t be possible otherwise.”
