Preview. CD&V wants to vervolgstuk knitting to successful rehearsal of October

CD&V could relieved breath after the elections and would like to continue that trend at the Flemish, federal and European elections. In the polls remained in the party long more or less constant, albeit a few percentage points lower than in the elections of 2014. There came recently, however, changed, with a steeper dive down.

This week, we focus in the run-up to the election on the parties. How are they, and what is there for them on the game? Today: CD&V.

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CD&V held by the local elections of October a successful dress rehearsal for the big vote on may 26. N-VA wanted the democrats love of the throne as the biggest party in the cities and towns. CD&V succeeded, however, in 121 burgemeestersjerpen and is in 191 local authorities, with 51 absolute majorities. Chairman Wouter Beke stresses, therefore, like to that CD&V is the local market leader remains.

It is no coincidence that the CD&V, just as in the run-up to October, to re - life as a red thread throughout his campaign. Reminder: in the 2014 elections, the christian democrats 27 seats in the Flemish parliament and 18 seats in the Room. In the meantime, are there still 17, since Veli Yüksel to Open Vld moved.

Hangover for Kris

The local elections were, however, not over the whole line a happy note. In particular, deputy prime minister of Kris Peeters was in Antwerp with a serious cat wake up on 15 October. He pulled out after a broken campaign as leader less than 6.8 percent of the votes. The result is that Peeters, number one of CD&V in the government-Michel and getypecast as the social face, not the Antwerp rooming-list will draw, but party leader for the European elections.

of Course, after the local elections also and other that happens in a greater or lesser extent will play a role in the voting booth. First and foremost, there was the departure of N-VA from the federal government about the UN-Migratiepact. It made that CD&V, Open Vld and MR are part of a minority government which, moreover, months in current business and thus was dependent on the support in the parliament, mainly ... N-VA.