During the formation of the Flemish government, the N-VA explicitly asked the Open VLD and the CD&V to govern with the Vlaams Belang explains Gwendolyn Rutten on Canvas. “We will reward you richly,” they would have said.
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LWhen the Flemish government was formed last year, the N-VA explicitly asked the Open VLD and the CD&V to join a government with the Vlaams Belang. This is explained by Gwendolyn Rutten, former president of the Open VLD, in “De Afspraak”, on Canvas.
N-VA president Bart De Wever took the lead to form the new Flemish government following the May 26 elections. In particular, he had talks with the Vlaams Belang. At the time, Gwendolyn Rutten was still president of the Flemish Liberals.
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Richly rewarded
This Friday, she confirms on Canvas that the N-VA proposed to her Open VLD party, but also to the CD&V to govern with the Vlaams Belang.
“During the formation of the Flemish government a year ago, we were in the middle of discussions and the NV-A told us:” Please join a government of the N-VA-Vlaams Belang, we are going to reward you richly, but we want the Vlaams Belang to be on board. ” Both the Open VLD and the CD&V did not respond to the invitation. On the set of Canvas, Gwendolyn Rutten explains that she does not understand why the N-VA has gone so far. “With this, you legitimize the Vlaams Belang”.
In this episode, she sees an explanation of the difficulty of forming a government at the federal level with the N-VA and the French-speaking socialists of the PS. “If in French-speaking Belgium, there are already difficulties with the N-VA, it is completely impossible to speak to Vlaams Belang. If, as a big party, you say that you can govern together, then that fuels mistrust, ”she continues.
Federal formation
Regarding the formation of a federal government, Gwendolyn Rutten takes a critical look at the attitude of the N-VA. “The formation of a government and a certain reform of the State requires preparation and an investment in relations on the other side of the linguistic border”.
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