Stop saying Open Vld, but ‘Dare’, ‘Voluit’ or ‘VLAM’: this week alone, four local Open Vld branches dumped the national brand name. And that ‘rebellious’ list is only in danger of getting longer. Even in the blue bastion of Brakel – yes, the home village of the De Croos – people have doubts. Here local politicians from all corners of Flanders respond: “We are the heart of the country, but they no longer listen to us.”
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One by one, local branches are dropping ‘Open Vld’ from the name: “Otherwise we will have to continue defending national policy. Not exactly motivating”
