Correspondence Dan Alexe // In Belgium, Flemish separatist Bart De Wever becomes prime minister
More than 230 days after the elections of June 9, 2024, Belgium has finally formed its new federal government, led by Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever, who thus becomes prime minister. The man who wanted to destroy the kingdom will now be its guardian. A situation not uncommon in Belgium. The history of the kingdom is full of political ironies. Still, this one deserves a special place in the annals: at just 54 years old, Flemish Bart De Wever, the former mayor of the port of Antwerp and the separatist politician who dreamed of abolishing Belgium and the monarchy, through the independence of Flanders, became prime minister of the kingdom that houses the European institutions and NATO and, of course, will now ensure the unity of the kingdom. King Philip has just entrusted the keys to the country to the very man who, barely fifteen years ago, described the monarchy as "an institution of the old regime."