2023-10-06 08:33:21
Raoul Hedebouw, President of the PTB is our guest this Friday morning to discuss current political issues. In Wallonia, the PTB is at its highest level of voting intentions ever recorded. In the south of the country, the Communists recorded 19.8% of voting intentions and are getting closer to the PS (21.8%). In the capital where the MR comes out on top with 21.9% of voting intentions (17.5% in 2019). Behind, the PS (18.1%) and Ecolo (17.9%) are neck and neck in front of the PTB (15.3%). According to the Big Barometer Ipsos-Le Soir-RTL Info-Het Laatste Nieuws-VTM published last week.
In Flanders, the PTB is on the offensive. On Tuesday, a debate was organized to open the political science academic year at the University of Ghent (UGent). Four party presidents were invited: Raoul Hedebouw (PTB-PVDA), Bart De Wever (N-VA), Conner Rousseau (Vooruit) and Tom Van Grieken (Vlaams Belang). The question of future coalitions is the one that most animated the discussions. A student asked Raoul Hedebouw which party he could work with after the elections. The president of the communists then sought support from the socialist Conner Rousseau, who did not follow. “You are friendly and funny, but you say a lot of things that are not correct“, he replied.
The president of Vooruit, Conner Rousseau, who was interviewed this Thursday by the federal judicial police of East Flanders (Ghent). The case concerns racist remarks that he allegedly made in the presence of police officers on the night of September 1 to 2, in Saint-Nicolas, during a drunken evening.
Pour Raoul Hedebouw: “It is serious that a party president who claims to be on the left can make racist remarks, with the pseudo-excuse that he was drunk. Everyone knows very well that drinking alcohol disinhibits, and that it brings out what we really think“, before adding that “its political credibility to fight against the far right is really damaged“.
An accusation which the Flemish socialist defended himself on Thursday in front of the media. He did not want to give the details of his statements, “and what is serious is that he tried to prevent the media from reporting the comments made“, said Mr. Hedebouw. Conner Rousseau explained that he had expressed the frustration of the residents of his neighborhood with “to intimidation, nuisance and dumping of garbage“He nevertheless admitted that he had encouraged the police to use their batons against Roma to teach them respect.”I reject this statement, even though it was made by a drunk person and was meant as a joke.“, he said.
Pour Raoul Hedebouw: “Conner Rousseau is not clear on the values of the left; with these racist remarks, he hopes to broaden his electorate. While it may not have been calculated on his part, it says something about his DNA.“.
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