Pieter De Crem Resigns as Mayor of Aalter Amid Discrimination Scandal

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In the Belgian town of Aalter, people with a foreign last name had to wait much longer for official registration than people with a Belgian name. That policy is illegal and discriminatory, Flanders' audit service determined this week after an investigation. Mayor De Crem, also a party prominent in the Christian Democratic CD&V, has resigned. People with a non-Belgian name had to wait up to nine times longer to be registered with the municipality…

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Pieter De Crem (CD&V) is resigning as mayor of Aalter. He announced this just now in a message to residents of his municipality. According to Audit Flanders, the registration policy in his municipality was discriminatory. A disciplinary investigation against De Crem is also underway.

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12:38 Pieter De Crem is stepping down as mayor of Aalter after more than 30 years. The CD&V politician was under intense pressure due to discrimination against non-Belgians when registering in his municipality.