Antwerp Peter Mertens (49) already wrote a few political bestsellers, and lead the PVDA in the meantime, eleven years. If the polls are confirmed, the seat he will be in the Room next to his Walloon wapenbroeder Raoul Hedebouw. “We believe in a marxism of the 21st century. We must ensure that the digitisation of our society better and making all the people down with it to oblivion.”