In the mind of Gwendolyn Rutten: she thinks faster than others, but her enthusiasm has a dark side

Friend and enemy agree on one thing: Gwendolyn Rutten (Open Vld) is extremely smart and strategically very strong. How do you explain the sudden and public farewell to national politics, only to turn around barely two weeks later and embrace the detested party leadership in exchange for a ministerial post? We look into Rutten’s head: “The ultimate desire to be in the cockpit of the party was greater than the potential damage.”

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