Ghent a week and a Half after the surprising non-election of mr Christophe Peeters as vessels for Open Vld Gent, responds mayor Mathias De Clercq for the first time on the hoopla that the subject has arisen. “I understand the emotions around them,” he says. “I will personally engage to ensure that Christophe Peeters a prominent role within the party will continue to play.”
After the letter that the ex-alderman of Open Vld Gent, including Geert Versnick, Guy Serraes, Sas van Rouveroij, and Erwin Devriendt, last week, sent to Mathias De Clercq and Gwendolyn Rutten, there is now contact between them and The Clercq. Subsequently, Mathias De Clercq finally, for clarity, provided by themselves to communicate. “The board of directors of Open Vld Gent, Sami Souguir and Sofie Bracke referred to as aldermen. Together with them and with the entire team, I will with every fiber committed to our city,” he says.