Protesters drench Belgium’s francophone liberal chief in beer

Protesters drench Belgium’s francophone liberal chief in beer

The leader of the French-speaking Reformist Movement got into an altercation with trade unionists.

From middle fingers to a beer shower to pushing and shoving: a meeting between MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez and protesters went off the rails last night. Upon arrival in Gembloux at an MR congress, Bouchez was met by union members to debate. The images that followed speak for themselves. The socialist union FGTB denies that the man who threw beer over Bouchez is a member of theirs.

The president of the MR did not expect to be covered with beer when he travelled to Gembloux. ...

The politician did not request police protection to show that he was not intimidated - The protesters claimed that he attacked them first

MR chairman Georges-Louis Bouchez was greeted by activists and union members who gave Bouchez the middle fingers before the start of a congress on Wednesday evening. One of them even treated Bouchez to a beer shower.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 21:47 Beer shower for Georges-Louis Boucher: the president of the MR welcomed very brutally by trade unionists in Gembloux By RTL info The president of the MR, Georges-Louis Boucher, was the target of strong protests at a conference in Gembloux. Syndicalists and antifascists mobilized against the reforms of the government. Zen Reading This Wednesday evening, Georges-Louis Boucher was passing through Gembloux in the fr…