Crisis within young CDH: President Opaline Meunier strongly criticized by certain members

President of young CDH, Opaline Meunier attracted the wrath of some members of the youth organization.Several of them have contacted the DH to share what they consider to be mismanagement in the head of the young Montoise, whose personality is at least "divisive".These mention considerable and "unjustified" expenses within the association, a certain discomfort and several resignations.

"It is not necessarily illegal, but from an ethical point of view, ... it is close to the practices that it likes to denounce in the media so much", evoke these "dissident" members.For them, Opaline Meunier abuses her position as president, in particular to remunerate relatives, “including the accountant of the non -profit organization, paid practically 8,000 euros while on the basis of a quote that we have claimed on our side, we turnRather around 3,000 euros.»

Les membres évoquent aussi une perte d’exploitation de 25 000 euros à l’exercice 2020, l’engagement d’une animatrice à destination des sections locales “alors que la présidente est payée pour cela», des frais de déplacement qui ont doublé en 2020, année de lockdown(...), or an advertising budget that tripled compared to 2019

As many arguments that the main interested party sweeps.“This defamation campaign carried out by some against me has lasted for months. J’envisage d’ailleurs des poursuites», affirme la présidente des jeunes CDH."It is only the work of a handful of members who are caliph instead of the caliph.All the management of the non -profit organization has been returned to review, including the accounts, and everything is Réglo.»

For the young woman, it is only a fabric of lies.“I do not manage this non -profit organization alone!All decisions are voted by the board of directors.The general meeting has around forty people.» Pour la jeune femme, les honoraires du comptable se justifient par la qualité des services proposés."We can always find cheaper, but not for such a complete offer, which is not the basic one.»

The financial reserve of 25,000 euros would not be justified more. “Parce que nous avons conservé notre agrément», explique Opaline Meunier."They were used differently, to replace office equipment, renew our computer fleet and hire the host, a decision taken unanimously.And we still have 50,000 euros in reserve. Ce n’est pas mal géré !»

Enfin, les frais de déplacement (près de 7000 euros) sont liés, selon Opaline Meunier, à l’action “École pour Tous» et à la récolte et la distribution d’ordinateurs dans les familles fragilisées en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, tandis que les frais publicitaires sont “la conséquence du lancement des Welcome Box», constituées et distribuées aux nouveaux membres en 2020-2021.

"I'm really straight in my boots, I have nothing to blame myself.I have the support of many members, including resigning pseudo, who have in reality left their initial function in the context of an internal reorganization.What I suffer today is clearly similar to categorized harassment.» Si Opaline Meunier préfère rire de la situation, force est de constater qu’un malaise est tout de même palpable, usons d'euphémisme.

A divide personality which divides the CDH

Si Opaline Meunier garde le soutien de son parti, dans la région, sa personnalité et sa “façon de faire de la politique» divisent profondément les Humanistes, à qui elle a donné du fil à retordre lors des élections communales de 2018, préférant rejoindre la liste pluraliste de Georges-Louis Bouchez (MR), au détriment de la liste CDH menée par Savine Moucheron.

President of the CDH for the Mons-Borinage borough, Lionel Pistone is not really surprised by the media outing of a few members of the young CDH.He himself had left the group in 2019. “J’étais président de l’assemblée générale lorsqu’elle est devenue présidente et j’ai rapidement compris qu’elle et moi n’avions pas la même vision des choses», explique le Colfontainois."I preferred to leave and make my resignation.»

If he is not aware of possible internal problems for young CDH, he still hears the young Montoise regularly."I have calls, messages, complaints of members almost every week.She is very divisive.Since I have been president of the district, almost all the cases I have to manage concerned her directly or indirectly.It is a free electron and perform my duties with someone as it is not simple: it is not uncommon for example that in Mons, on the national questions filed by the CDH, it does not follow the lineparty. C’est quand même assez surprenant…»

"It arouses debates, and it's happy and healthy"...

It is clear that the cabinet of the president of the CDH, Maxime PREVOT, tries to drown the fish in the water, or at least minimize the storm that the movement crosses..."Like the party, the young CDH get involved in the different dynamics that accompany" the weather will be fine, positive movement "and feed the reflections.This arouses debates, and it is happy and healthy, within the CA of young CDH.This is a sign of vitality and strong convictions that we can only delight, "reacts Stéphane Nicolas, the chief of staff to President Maxime Prévot."Although the president and the CA of the ASBL of young CDH enjoy total autonomy, Maxime Prévot takes care to maintain regular and frank contacts with Opaline Meunier and other young activists, on the present and the prospects forcoming.We are confident in the ability of young CDH and their president, with their strength of proposals and their dynamism, to bring all this freshness of mind which they testify every day and which our youth needs, in particular to get out of thiscrisis."It remains to be seen whether the official position of the presidency of the CDH will be enough to appease tensions.