The names should be revealed in the coming days, the desire has always been to be able to present a new Walloon executive on July 15 (Monday), the day when the outgoing minister-president Elio Di Rupo (PS) will take the oath of office in the European Parliament. MR and Engage will hold their participation conferences this Saturday. In Charleroi for the Liberals and in Louvain-la-Neuve for Engage.
At the same time we will know the names of the future ministers of the Walloon and FWB governments
In the name of good governance and budget cuts, it is planned that both governments will have ten ministers, some of whom will have a dual role in the region and the FWB – while there are currently 13. On Thursday evening, the idea of a dual minister-president managed by a single person that has been circulating a lot in recent weeks seemed to lose credibility. Even more so because the president of the MR abandoned the idea that this combination of functions no longer interested him as much as it did a few weeks ago.
Since the opposition, the Socialists have embarked on this path to put pressure on the liberals. In a group shot, the Federal Minister of the Economy, Pierre-Yves Dermagne, and President Paul Magnette urged Georges-Louis Bouchez to enter the government “to see what he is capable of”. Will these beacon lights have an impact on his choice? Find out the answer in an upcoming episode.
On Flemish recess, Bouchez and Prévot present their “break” agreement for Wallonia and the Federation
Among the names that are being repeatedly raised at the moment is Adrien Dolimont. Promoted to Walloon Minister of the Budget in January 2022, the liberal is expected to occupy a leading position. Some already saw him playing the dual role of Minister-President of the Territorial Communities. In two years, the former president of the CPAS of Ham-sur-Heure-Nalines has gained depth, gained confidence and revealed himself, according to those around him, as a minister who masters his files with excellence. At 35, the liberal has this face of entrepreneurial success that fits the image of the new MR preserved by Georges-Louis Bouchez.
There is also Pierre-Yves Jeholet. A man with 64,000 votes, legitimized more by his electoral weight than by his record as minister-president of the Wallonia-Brussels federation, could return to the federation.
Another element that drives the prediction machine: the fact that Maxime Prévot spoke about the Glatigny reform instead of the landscape decree suggests that Valérie Glatigny could resume a community role.
Within Engage, the name of Elisabeth Degryse is mentioned several times. The former general secretary of the Christian Mutualities was also one of the rare elected officials to be present during the conference that presented the majority agreement.
In the Walloon region, it appears that Anne Catherine Dalc’s profile was well received by agriculture.
Finally, rumours speak of the recruitment of a star journalist to become the Media Minister…