Flemish minister Bart Somers resigns and returns as Mechelen's mayor: “Choosing what's really important”

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Bart Somers (Open Vld) resigns as minister in the Flemish government. He announces this on X, the former Twitter. Starting on Monday, he will take...

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For Flemish minister Bart Somers (Open Vld), it is a done deal. On Monday morning, at half past eight, he will sit in his office in Mechelen City Hall again as mayor. “If the Malinois gives me the confidence in 2024, yes, I'm really going to stay. I've reached the age where I can decide for myself,” he says.

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Bart Somers (Open VLD) resigns as minister from the Flemish government. He announces this on social media. The liberal returns to his home city of Mechelen, where he will resume his mandate as mayor next Monday.

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17:22 Bart Somers resigns as Flemish Minister of Cohabitation and Domestic Administration. The Open VLDer says he wants to return to Mechelen, where he is the title mayor.