COLUMN. If Bouchez has to let Lahbib go, his pyromaniac tendencies will become even stronger

Is the air conditioning broken at Wetstraat 16? Two years ago, the American newsmagazine ‘The Economist’ published a study showing that there was more fighting in prisons without air conditioning. Although the testimonies about the scuffle between Vivaldi deputy prime ministers Van Quickenborne (Open Vld) and Vandenbroucke (Vooruit) differed, a hugging session was apparently needed to smooth out the folds. Although Van Quickenborne’s statement that they “caught each other well” to make up, may also give the impression that Mexican wrestling will become a permanent negotiation method from now on.

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