Guy D’haeseleer, from Vlaams Belang, now has all the cards in hand to occupy power in Ninove, this town of around 40,000 inhabitants.
The Forza Ninove list received 47.45% of the vote, an improvement of 7.4 percentage points in its score. Positief Ninove, the list of liberal mayor Tania De Jonge, with independents and Christian Democrats, follows, at 30.8%. The Vooruit-Groen cartel is third, at 14.9%, and the N-VA is 6.9%. There were only four lists in Ninove.
Nothing now prevents Guy D’haeseleer from becoming the first Vlaams Belang mayor of Flanders.
A difficult duplex
Present on site with her cameraman, Thi Diêm Quach, from RTBF, made no secret of the fact that the duplex was difficult. “Despite the victory, there is a lot of nervousness here, especially towards the French-speaking media. My cameraman and I were pushed around several times and insulted copiously. These are journalists and activists who intervened to allow us to come here, to this room in the press room to continue doing our work,” the journalist explained on air.
A situation which immediately alarmed François de Brigode: “Despite everything, remain careful. It’s good to inform us, but be careful. We are sometimes aware of excessive behavior in this type of demonstration with the far right. »
