“It will be difficult, as in many other Walloon cities, we do not have a miracle answer, so we will be creative in the search for solutions,” she added. “We are therefore not going to change everything overnight, especially since we immediately found a lot of convergence with the PS and Ecolo”, two parties of the outgoing majority.
Nicolas Martin accepts his agreement with the PTB in Mons: “This red line crossed cannot remain without consequences”, warns Bouchez
Céline De Bruyn sees signs of Pétébiste’s contribution to the majority pact in the freezing of the trash tax, or in the experience of “purple dots” for the safety of young people and the reception of victims of sexist violence during festive events. Other policies such as housing particularly caught the party’s attention during the negotiations.
“There are a lot of expectations for us, we are aware that we will be observed, especially in the first weeks, but then we will find our working rhythm”, assures the elected official, called to become alderman of Youth , Early Childhood, Equal Opportunities and Housing.
Mayor Nicolas Martin (PS), who is back, repeated the impossibility of convincing the Engagés to “unstick themselves” from Mons en Mieux, the list of the president of the MR and head of the Mons list Georges-Louis Bouchez, against whom he had posed an exclusive. The bipartisan PS-Ecolo was too short-lived to resist the vagaries of life of municipal councilors, while previous terms of office have shown the difficulty, sometimes, of bringing together a quorum.
“Our program is not a Bolshevik program, Chinese tanks are not going to land on the Grand-Place in Mons,” he quipped. “I say this because we have read so many exaggerations in recent weeks…” The one who defines himself as a social democrat, however, took care to specify that “prerequisites” had been set for the start of talks with the PTB: the pursuit of partnerships with the private sector, as well as “rigorous management” of the budget.
Asked about the absence of relays to the Walloon government (MR-Engagés), Nicolas Martin called on the regional executive to be “fair and equitable”. “It is in the general interest, and we will be vigilant.”
Eco leader, Charlotte De Jaer sought to verify, in the negotiations, “if each party was capable of being pragmatic, and that is really what we felt”. “We managed to free up financial resources without touching the wallets of the people of Montois, so really getting away from ideology.” She affirms her confidence “in the local PTB team”. “It’s really a local context that led us to work together.”
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