The saga surrounding Municipal Interests and the position of Mayor Piet De Groote has been going on for some time. In the post-Lippens era, politics has rarely been quiet in Knokke-Heist. An entire school issue, an alderman who resigns after a conflict of interest, the municipality that is under increased supervision after an audit by Audit Flanders,…
The water reached a boiling point this weekend with a secret vote within the majority party Municipal Interests. In which it was decided that Piet de Groote will not be put forward by his party as party leader in the upcoming municipal elections. The Municipal Interests party provided explanations in several newspapers this morning. With a letter signed by all the people of Gemeentebelangen. Except De Groote.
A farce, says De Groote. He also announced this himself in a statement on his social media earlier this evening. He learned about both the open letter from his party and the vote through the press.