Less than 48 hours after the polls closed in the local elections some cities and municipalities already have new coalitions. These include major cities such as Bruges and Brussels.
In the City of Brussels the new coalition will consist of the Francophone and Flemish socialists, liberals and Christian democrats. The Francophone socialist Phillippe Close will stay on as Mayor of our country’s capital city.
In the West Flemish city of Bruges the Christian democrats and the socialists have a coalition agreement. The Christian democrat Dirk De Fauw will stay on as Mayor.
In the East Flemish town of Deinze the liberal list Open Deinze and the Christian democrats have signed a coalition agreement with the Christian democrat Rutger De Reu as Mayor.
In the West Flemish coastal municipality of De Haan Mayor Wilfried Vandaele’s Mayor’s List has a coalition agreement with the local list Bewust Kiezen. Mr Vandaele will stay on as Mayor.
In the Flemish Brabant municipality of Affligem Mayor Walter De Donder’s (well-known for his role as the Mayor in the children’s television series Samson) has a coalition agreement with the liberal Open Affligem list. Mr De Donder will continue as Mayor.
In the Flemish Brabant town of Halle the Flemish nationalists and the Christian democrats have an agreement. The Flemish nationalist Eva Demesmaeker will be Mayor.
In the Limburg municipality of Maasmechelen the Christian democrats, the local list Puur and the socialists have formed a coalition. The Christian democrat Raf Terwingen will be Mayor. (CD&V)
In the East Flemish municipality of Waasmunster the Christian democrat/Mayor’s Team list will form a coalition with the liberals. Mayor Jurgen Bauwens (Christian democrat) will stay on as Mayor.
In the Brussels municipality of Sint-Gillis the Mayor’s list made up of Francophone and Flemish socialists will form a coalition with the Francophone and Flemish greens. The current Mayor Jean Spinette will stay on.
In neighbouring Anderlecht the Francophone and Flemish socialists have an agreement with the Francophone and Flemish liberals and Christian democrats. The incumbent Mayor Fabrice Cumps (Francophone socialist) will continue as Mayor.