Polls in which Anders flirts with the electoral threshold again and again. A sister party that makes a hostile takeover bid every few months. And to oppose a government that makes many liberal dreams come true. Things are not going well for the Flemish liberals. “It’s as if we have to fight F-35s with a bow and arrow,” acknowledges chairman Frédéric De Gucht. But he remains optimistic. “We should be able to reach double figures again by 2029.”

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