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The far-left party even claims to leave the opposition. “On June 9 there is a real possibility for the PTB to enter a government. We are intended to be able to influence the decisions taken in government, the question is with whom and why?” announces its president.
What level of power is he aiming for? “The strategic level in Belgium is the federal level. This is where a tax on large fortunes is possible, where retirement can be reduced to 65 years… Of course we cannot do it with the MR of Georges-Louis Bouchez, it’s not a scoop. I think that PS and eco are the most progressive parties”
“The record of the past seems quite catastrophic to me for the left-wing parties, do they agree to make a break together?”, he continues.
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But mathematically, the PS and Ecolo would not be enough for the PTB to enter the federal government. To be part of the coalition, it would be necessary not to exclude the MR or the N-VA. “It is well known that the N-VA does not want to hear about the PTB, we are the last national party that wants the people of Brussels, the Flemish and the Walloons to stay together. The N-VA wants to divide our country,” comments Raoul Hedebouw.
The PTB is therefore intended to gain power through elections, what about the revolution? “We need a revolution against capitalism. The ballot boxes and the street are complementary.”
In his autobiography Elio Di Rupo returns to the negotiations with the PTB to form a Walloon government in 2019, which he describes as “pretense”. “It’s big, there is not a hair on the head of Elio Di Rupo who thought he would govern with the PTB. He was already looking towards the MR, they have been forming governments together for 25 years. Paul Magnette is keen to become Prime Minister, he can do it with the MR”.
“There is nothing substantive in his book,” the man on the left then laments, before elaborating on his program.
Watch the full interview in the video above.
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