“I didn’t want to sit in your place, you know…”: malaise in the Walloon Parliament between Jean-Claude Marcourt and André Frédéric, his successor

André Frédéric explains “take this place Wednesday at 9am”. While he is talking to the journalist, we suddenly see Jean-Claude Marcourt behind him, bag in hand to collect his belongings.

“I didn’t want to sit in your place you know, I said it wasn’t my place until tomorrow“, inquires André Frédéric, seeming embarrassed to have been caught in the act. “Absolutely”, replies Jean-Claude Marcourt laconically without interrupting himself or looking at the future president of the Walloon Parliament. “That’s what explain that I’m here”, continues André Frédéric to justify himself, in front of a placid Jean-Claude Marcourt. He simply replies “it’s perfect” before fleeing and refusing the journalist’s questions.