What game does De Wever play regarding the budget? “It is still far too early to collapse the government”
It’s a crisis, right? Deadline after deadline is missed around the budget. The parties are digging themselves deeper and deeper into their own trenches. And De Wever’s cat appears on Instagram with “All by myself” in the background. Will they get out of here? “The strange thing is that there is no crisis atmosphere,” says our political podcast Het Punt van Van Impe. “No party is really putting pressure on the government to fall, and that is why they are just muddling along.” Also in this episode: Vlaams Belang’s “total war against the left” and Alexander De Croo’s dream job.
Aiko Tanaka
Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.
