The socialist party currently has no representation in the city council in Deerlijk, but there is hope for a revival. “The party must reinvent itself,” it sounds. It was also witness to former minister Erik Derycke, who was faithful in post. “The world is not in good shape today. In the time of Dehaene government everything was better under control.”
The Day of Labor was celebrated in the rest of the province with larger parades in Kortrijk, Bruges and Ostend.