With polls at 8 percent, only leading the party in 2024 will result in a certain blue seat. Among the Flemish liberals, there were no fewer than 17 candidates for that top position, including Eva De Bleeker, Willem-Frederik Schiltz, Vincent Stuer and Goedele Liekens.
But Hilde Vautmans was soon put forward as the biggest contender to become European leader for Open Vld. Vautmans will be officially introduced at 2 p.m. during a press conference at party headquarters.