Julien Uyttendaele distances himself from PS: “Important party figures summoned me to something of a kangaroo court”
by Leiegast
Julien Uyttendaele distances himself from PS: “Important party figures summoned me to something of a kangaroo court”
by Leiegast
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>An advocate of a hard line on neutrality, the Saint-Gilles resident deplores the communitarian strategy of the Brussels PS and the way Ahmed Laaouej’s federation operates.
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>In the Brussels political world, it’s hardly a surprise that Julien Uyttendaele and the PS are finished. The Brussels MP has announced to Le Soir that he will not be a candidate for the federal and regional elections, and is distancing himself from the party.
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>Among the reasons, the Saint-Gilles resident points to the Socialist federation managed by Ahmed Laaouej. “There are only a few people left who take the real decisions and we, especially as MPs, have to take care of the after-sales service”, he lamented to our journalists.
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>But also, and above all, he denounced the communitarian strategy of the Brussels PS. An advocate of a hard line on secularism, the MP found himself isolated on the issue of ritual slaughter and neutrality at the STIB/MIVB. “Key figures in the Brussels PS clearly summoned me to a kind of kangaroo court to ask me to follow the group. The rational arguments I could put forward were of absolutely no value. There is no longer anyone in the Brussels Socialist Party who embodies the line I defend today.”
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>The MP will continue in office until the end of his term. He will thus have served two terms in the Brussels hemicycle. Despite his gloomy assessment: “I have the impression that parliamentarianism is dead. And maybe one day democracy will be too.
Btw, this is the son of Marc Uyttendaele and the stepson of Laurette Onkelinx, both of whom wield(ed?) enormous influence in the Brussels wing of the PS.
So the Brussels PS has been taken over by pro-Islam politicians?