ANALYSIS. “In Rousseau, the socialists have a leader they haven’t had for a long time. But Vooruit’s strategy involves risks.”

“A boss with authority who can take the party to electoral heights again after twenty years”, writes political scientist Carl Devos (UGent) about Conner Rousseau, who will be enthusiastically confirmed as party chairman of Vooruit this weekend. In this analysis, Devos fillets the Flemish parties. He is especially hard on Sammy Mahdi and CD&V.

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