Bart De Wever ended 2025 on an absolute high, but can the new statesman also keep his government together in 2026? MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez kicked off the political year on Sunday and made the theme of migration the spearhead for this year at his party’s New Year’s reception. A move that is not without danger for De Wever. “And the contradictions between left and right in the government will not diminish,” predicts political science professor Dave Sinardet (VUB/UCL).

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