Children elected to local council in marche, Belgium
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In Marche, Belgium, twelve students from fifth and sixth grade swore an oath to serve on the local children’s council.
The students won elections held in schools across the municipality and will represent their classmates’ views to the adult municipal council. The children replace older students moving on to secondary school, ensuring the council of twenty members renews annually.
Nicolas Grégoire, the mayor of Marche, praised the new councillors for campaigning among their peers and for the responsibility of voicing their opinions. He explained that serving on the council will teach them about democracy, compromise, and the process of enacting change within their community. Carine Bonjean, the council member for childhood affairs, also spoke to the young politicians about their new roles.
The new council members are Lucie Robillard, Chahinez Gasmi, Samuel Cleeremans, Fransesca Maiuri, Zya Lardot, Ousmane Barry, Charly François, Arthur Camerman, Enoa Lonneux, Kendra Labasse, Liam Defaux and Mathis Maillet.
