ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
05/02/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/02/2024 06:31
Belgian liberals gather at annual 1 May event
On 1 May, MouvementRéformateurheld a party event in Jemappes, Belgium, ahead of federal, regional and European elections in June.
MR is heading into the federal elections having joined forceswith sister party Open VLDto present a joint list for the Brussels constituency.
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Crootold members that the liberal family has never been so well-placed to show leadership.
Full house ! Vous étiez plus de 2000 aujourd'hui à #Jemappes dans une ambiance de stade. Quelle joie !
☺️ Quelle émotion pour moi de tenir ce grand congrès à 500 mètres de l'endroit où j'ai passé mon enfance.
Merci pour cette mobilisation, cet enthousiasme et cette volonté… pic.twitter.com/gXl9ND697F
"The liberal family is proposing another path than that affirming that French-speakers have no ambition, that their situation is the fault of the bad bosses, that they are destined to depend on Flanders, and that in exchange they would accept to negotiate the end of Belgium,"he said in a keynote speech.
"I see Wallonia taking action. The Walloons and the Flemish are the same: they want to develop their business, to see their efforts rewarded. Let's stop creating opposition between us: everyone has the same hopes."
«The COVID crisis showed why EU's strategic autonomy is essential! » says MR lead candidate @Sophie_Wilmes Belgian liberals gather in huge numbers around @GLBouchez to celebrate #LabourDay ahead of regional/federal and European elections with Prime Minister @alexanderdecroo pic.twitter.com/3xPjCB4LXO
- Didrik de Schaetzen (@DdeSchaetzen) May 1, 2024Party President Georges-Louis Bouchez wrapped up the Congress by recalling MR's priorities for the elections and invited supporters to join the campaign trail.
"You all have the right to succeed in your life, you have the right to earn money, you have the right to regain your dignity. Work is more than a salary: it is a place in society. I tell all of you that in Jemappes too, it is possible to take your destiny into your own hands thanks to MR,"he said.
"During this campaign, we put ourselves in danger, we address another audience, we go where we are not expected. It's a risk. But our ideas are mainly supported by the population. We have to show them that this is our project."
Les libéraux ont toujours voulu faire du #1ermai un moment politique autour du travail, de l'effort mais aussi un moment convivial à partager avec celles et ceux qui incarnent ces valeurs au quotidien.
Cette année n'a pas fait exception. pic.twitter.com/9vEMAi6Sv4
The event included other speakers, such as MR's lead candidate for the European electionsSophie Wilmès, who focused on the importance of better rewarding work, which opens the door to emancipation, social relations and well-being.
The European elections in Belgium are scheduled to take place on 9 June, as citizens will head to the polls to elect 22 MEPs.
Photo: MR