The Greens emerge victorious from the elections, but just ahead of the MR. Christos Doulkeridis would like to renew the outgoing majority with the PS, while this time inviting Les Engagés. But the MR could also convince socialists and centrists to join it.
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By Patrice LeprincePublished on 10/13/2024 at 11:18 p.m.
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AAfter the more than mixed results in June, would Ecolo manage to do better at the local level? In any case, all eyes were on Ixelles, with one central question: would Christos Doulkeridis manage to keep his mayorship? At the dawn of the vote, the person concerned showed confidence and said he was ready to stand again, “for one last mandate”, and this, despite the growing appetites on the opposition bench, on the side of the MR where impatience was clearly appropriate.
In third position, we find the PS, partner of the outgoing majority and led by Romain De Reusme, who gleaned 19.6% of the votes and nine seats up for grabs, a result similar to that of 2018. Enough to maintain of the current chessboard? With 22 seats, Ecolo and the PS obtain a narrow majority. Ready to stack again? Even before the election, the two heads of the list had in any case both underlined the good understanding during their common municipal management.
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