The Mouvement Réformateur is calling for negotiations to begin without delay to give Brussels a government. After more than 600 days of institutional deadlock, MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez believes it is “urgent to act to secure the future of our capital Region”.
“After more than 600 days, it is no longer an exaggeration to say that forming a government has become a matter of survival for our capital Region.”
The President recalls that “the Mouvement Réformateur, the largest party in Brussels, has fully lived up to its responsibilities by launching numerous initiatives, both in terms of method and content”. The work led by the Minister of the Budget “has made it possible to lay clear and responsible foundations, by objectively assessing the Region's financial situation and preparing the essential ground for serious and credible talks”.
Georges-Louis Bouchez insists: “It is on this basis that, in recent days, the MR has once again made several informal contacts to fully gauge the mindset of the various political forces, also in light of the legitimate expectations expressed by the citizens of Brussels.”
Following these discussions, the MR believes it has «clearly identified each party's strengths as well as the points of convergence, which have evolved over time, and pinpointed the only realistically possible majority». This majority would bring together «on the French-speaking side, the MR, the PS and Les Engagés, and on the Dutch-speaking side, Groen, Anders, Vooruit and the CD&V».
In this context, «the MR believes it is in a position to launch not just another mission, but a genuine negotiation process, with the clear goal of forming a Government within the coming days»
The President invites «the 7 parties concerned to begin negotiations within the framework of a genuine and demanding conclave», based on «a founding text inspired notably by the note agreed in July 2024 between the MR, the PS and Les Engagés».
This work «will need to be complemented by clear commitments to return to budgetary balance by 2029, by the implementation of ambitious and essential institutional reforms, and by a firm focus on cleanliness and security in Brussels, absolute priorities for residents' quality of life.»
And he concludes: «If the parties concerned respond positively, we will fix a negotiating venue that we will not leave until an agreement has been reached. We are convinced that all the conditions are now in place to finally give Brussels the Government expected by all Brussels residents, as well as by the rest of the country.»