In Liège, Christie Morreale will succeed Willy Demeyer “when the time comes”

CIt was the current and future mayor, Willy Demeyer, who announced it on the RTL set. “Christie Morreale is in a political position, and with regard to the code of local democracy, to succeed me,” he said. When ? “When I am no longer mayor and we have determined when the time is right… but it will be under this legislature. It is my duty to prepare for what comes next. »

Christie Morreale, current group leader of the PS in the Walloon parliament, confirmed to Evening this information. “He had already said during the electoral campaign that he did not plan to take over the entire legislature. » It remains to be seen when the transfer of power will take place. Quickly ? Probably not. Both Willy Demeyer and Christie Morreale have missions to fulfill. The mayor of Liège wants to close certain files that covid did not allow him to complete. As for Christie Morreale, she is fully invested in her role as leader of the opposition. “I must defend the interests of the Walloons who have shown their trust in me in order to lead a strong opposition to the government in place,” she admitted. In addition, as she has just arrived in Liège, Christie Morreale intends to know the files well before succeeding Demeyer.