Frans Baert (25 November 1925 – 15 July 2022) was Belgian-Flemish lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Volksunie party, before joining the Sociaal-Liberale Partij.
Life and career
editBaert was born in Grembergen on 25 November 1925. He died on 15 July 2022, at the age of 96.[1]
Frans Baert's doctrine
editBaert was the founder of a methodology, known in Dutch as Baertdoctrine; regarding Flemish independence.[2] This doctrine,[3] taken by some Flemish politicians, is a step-by-step strategy in order to get an independent Flemish State through democratic reforms of Belgium.
Each reform must follow three basic rules in order to reach a Flemish independence at the end:
- Each reform must be a significant step towards greater autonomy.
- Each reform should not prevent further reforms.
- Inside each reform, the price paid to the other negotiator should not be unreasonable.
References
edit- ^ "Frans Baert". InMemoriam.be. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Harry Van Velthoven, Karen Celis, Jasmien van Daele (2011) Waarheen met België?: van taalstrijd tot communautaire conflicten. p. 356
- ^ "RTBF Auvio : toute l'offre audio, vidéo et direct de la RTBF". RTBF.