"De parlementaire onschendbaarheid van Sihame El Kaouakibi is opgeheven" - Liesbeth Homans

To everyone's surprise, Flemish MP Sihame El Kaouakibi, who has been absent from the Flemish Parliament for almost two years, appeared during the plenary session of October 19, 2022. The former Open Vld politician wanted to speak just before the vote on lifting her parliamentary immunity. But Parliament Speaker Liesbeth Homans (N-VA) and the party leaders decided to hold the session behind closed doors. Flemish Parliament TV: one hour of news live from the Flemish Parliament every day. Tune in: 📺 Telenet (channel 42) 📺 Orange (channel 80) 📺 Proximus TV (channel 175) Available 24/7 in our news loop. You can also follow the Flemish Parliament's channel via: 🖯 Facebook:   / vlaamsparlement   or 🖯 Twitter:   / vlaparl   This way, you'll stay up-to-date on the broadcast schedule and discover short, entertaining, and striking clips from the plenary session, the committee rooms, or the corridors.