Diependaele Government
The Diependaele Government is the Flemish Government formed and sworn in on 30 September 2024, following the 2024 Belgian regional elections and replacing the Jambon Government.
The Government was formed following the 2024 Belgian government formation consisting of parties N-VA, Vooruit and CD&V, making up a majority of 65 seats in the 124 seat Flemish Parliament.
N-VA ministers are Matthias Diependaele, Zuhal Demir, Ben Weyts, Cieltje Van Achter and Annick De Ridder. Vooruit ministers are Caroline Gennez and Melissa Depraetere. CD&V ministers are Hilde Crevits and. As such, the cabinet is female-dominated, with only 3 male ministers.
The main opposition parties are the far-right Vlaams Belang, the Green party, the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, and the Workers' Party. Team Fouad Ahidar also holds a single seat in opposition.
Composition
Policy
The coalition agreement, published on 30 September 2024, is titled "Working together toward a warm and prosperous Flanders".A few more concrete measures are:
- More priority is put on knowledge of the Dutch language: parents who refuse to learn Dutch could lose the Flemish school bonus
- Separate religion and ethics classes in state schools will be replaced with a course on "interphilosophical dialogue"
- The property registration tax for buying a house will be lowered from 3% to 2%.