Voor U, the liberal tear list of former Open VLD politician Els Ampe, has announced who its list leaders for the Flemish and Brussels parliaments are. For the Brussels region, it is women’s rights activist Ava Basiri. Jan Wostyn is list leader for the Flemish parliament.
Belgian-Iranian Ava Basiri (34) from Schaerbeek was one of the driving forces behind the demonstrations in Brussels in support of the protests in Iran. She is president of the Centre Laïque Iranien Afghanistani de Belgique, and a feminist.
“When I saw Els Ampe going to war as a woman alone, I had to be there. What I really like about For You is that we go together for the ‘twelve works’ (the basic programme, ed.), but are free beyond that. That makes us the best at representing society.” The neutrality of the state is one of its main points of contention.
Convent at two
In second place on the Brussels list is Frederic Convent (61), financial consultant and director of two Dutch-language schools in Uccle. Convent had previously stood up for Open VLD, but became at odds with the Sven Gatz/Guy Vanhengel camp, which, in his opinion, is not taking a liberal enough course.
“I have already had more fundamental debates in the past months with Voor U than in all those years with Open VLD,” he says. “Now I am going resolutely for the Brussels Region, where things are completely out of control both in terms of violence and budget. Order must be restored here and that is what I am going for.”
Wostyn in Flanders
In the Flemish parliament, Voor U will stand up with Brussels teacher Jan Wostyn (44) as list leader. Wostyn is known from Vista, one of the founding civic parties behind Voor U. “Flanders needs to invest more in education in Brussels,” he explains of his choice for the Flemish list. “In the long run, that investment is only going to pay off.”
As previously announced, founder Els Ampe draws the Chamber list for Flemish Brabant.
Waarom heeft iemand een gezicht en een kostuum op die twee meter hoge duim naast haar getekend?
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Voor U, the liberal tear list of former Open VLD politician Els Ampe, has announced who its list leaders for the Flemish and Brussels parliaments are. For the Brussels region, it is women’s rights activist Ava Basiri. Jan Wostyn is list leader for the Flemish parliament.
Belgian-Iranian Ava Basiri (34) from Schaerbeek was one of the driving forces behind the demonstrations in Brussels in support of the protests in Iran. She is president of the Centre Laïque Iranien Afghanistani de Belgique, and a feminist.
“When I saw Els Ampe going to war as a woman alone, I had to be there. What I really like about For You is that we go together for the ‘twelve works’ (the basic programme, ed.), but are free beyond that. That makes us the best at representing society.” The neutrality of the state is one of its main points of contention.
Convent at two
In second place on the Brussels list is Frederic Convent (61), financial consultant and director of two Dutch-language schools in Uccle. Convent had previously stood up for Open VLD, but became at odds with the Sven Gatz/Guy Vanhengel camp, which, in his opinion, is not taking a liberal enough course.
“I have already had more fundamental debates in the past months with Voor U than in all those years with Open VLD,” he says. “Now I am going resolutely for the Brussels Region, where things are completely out of control both in terms of violence and budget. Order must be restored here and that is what I am going for.”
Wostyn in Flanders
In the Flemish parliament, Voor U will stand up with Brussels teacher Jan Wostyn (44) as list leader. Wostyn is known from Vista, one of the founding civic parties behind Voor U. “Flanders needs to invest more in education in Brussels,” he explains of his choice for the Flemish list. “In the long run, that investment is only going to pay off.”
As previously announced, founder Els Ampe draws the Chamber list for Flemish Brabant.
Waarom heeft iemand een gezicht en een kostuum op die twee meter hoge duim naast haar getekend?