Flemish politicians have promised to keep a close eye on her to ensure she doesn’t undermine the Dutch-speaking regions of Belgium. Ms Wilmes, 44, the first female Prime Minister in Belgium’s 189-year history, is a prominent Francophone politician and replaces Charles Michel, who leaves the post to before becoming the European Council’s next president on December 1. She will lead the caretaker government while Belgium struggles to form a government more than 100 days since elections were held in May. Ms Wilmes has called for national unity amid growing divisions in linguistic and cultural that threaten to tear the country apart. Her new government holds just 38 out of 150 seats in the Belgian house of representatives and was further weakened after May’s election. Belgian observers have expressed fears that the divides could eventually leave the country in ruin. Theo Francken, the country’s former migration minister, said: “We will keep a close eye on her, especially when it comes to language legislation in the municipalities with facilities and in the outskirts.” He added Ms Wilmes was a “rabid Francophone” hellbent on “supporting French-speaking imperialism on the outskirts of Brussels”. Mr Francken’s N-VA party walked out on Mr Michel’s coalition government… Read full this story
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