RECONSTRUCTION. How Prime Minister De Croo brings his former rival back onto the stage

They were once at odds with each other professionally and he sabotaged her ambitions to become prime minister – or “mop” – of the coalition he now leads. But now Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open Vld) is dragging his former rival Gwendolyn Rutten back into national politics. Resigning minister Bart Somers nevertheless expressed his hope for a successor from the new generation, but De Croo pushed through his will.

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