During the formation of the flemish government last year, the N-VA has explicitly requested the Open VLD and CD&V joining a government with Vlaams Belang. It is this that explains Gwendolyn Rutten, former chair of the Open VLD, in " De Afspraak ", on Canvas.
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The president of N-VA, Bart De Wever, has taken the lead to train the new flemish government, following the elections of 26 may. He has had talks with the Vlaams Belang. At the time, Gwendolyn Rutten was still president of the flemish liberal.