When does Eva De Bleeker (50) board? Since her appointment as chairman of Open VLD, it must be just about the most frequently asked question. You get that as a more articulate candidate – such as Frédéric De Gucht (44) – does not hide his ambition. A conversation with the troubled chairman and her challenger: “First I had to defend myself – rightly – because I was a De Gucht. And now I am the leg saw.”

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