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By Belga
The announcement of the candidacy of Elio Di Rupo in the House on the set of RTBF Thursday took a lot of short world to the PS. Obviously, if there have been consultations within the party, the president seems to have precipitated the events without the agreement of all.
In recent months, the scenario of a candidacy of Mr. Di Rupo in the European election had circulated in the media. Thursday evening, the person announced however that he would head the list in the House in Hainaut and lead the PS campaign in federal elections.
At the party headquarters, it was said that this announcement was preceded by the necessary consultations, especially with Paul Magnette, long anticipated as likely to top the list in Hainaut and figurehead of the party in the next election. However, according to several sources, this is an "individual exit" that has not been discussed at the party office and has not been endorsed by a number of personalities of the PS.
"For a few hours, this has been a lot of discussion within the party," it added. "This announcement goes wrong."
Neither the party line in the elections, nor the person or persons who will incarnate the party during the campaign have been decided, it was said. In this regard, Paul Magnette has a certain support within the formation and several proxies wish that they take the lead for the elections of 2019. His popularity rating does not decline with the course of the polls. And, for many, after communal elections that marked a need for change, he embodies the renewal of the party against an Elio Di Rupo, president for almost 20 years. The former prime minister, while enjoying great respect, is also drawing criticism for some of the measures taken under the previous legislature, particularly in the area of unemployment, which have damaged the party's image.
"With all the esteem we owe Elio Di Rupo, we are many to advocate a duty inventory," said one of these sources.
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