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==Ideology and policies== Over the years, the MR has always oscillated between ideological markers closer to [[conservative liberalism]] or [[social liberalism]]. Its fundamental principles remain however the same through time, such as defending [[civil liberties]], [[free market]], entrepreneurial freedom, and [[Equal opportunity|equal opportunities]]. During [[Georges-Louis Bouchez]]'s tenure as party president, the party is said to have shifted further to the right,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Chini |first1=Maïthé |last2=Taylor |first2=Lukas |date=January 11, 2023 |title=A beginner's guide to Belgium's political parties |work=[[The Brussels Times]] |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/312358/a-beginners-guide-to-belgiums-political-parties |access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref> aligning more with [[Far-right politics|far-right]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marneffe |first=Adrien de |date=2025-05-12 |title="Si le MR continue d'avoir un discours proche de l'extrême droite, ce sera compliqué de gouverner avec eux" |url=https://www.lalibre.be/belgique/politique-belge/2023/09/17/si-le-mr-continue-davoir-un-discours-proche-de-lextreme-droite-ce-sera-complique-de-gouverner-avec-eux-UFXNBZHVY5FPRFQ7OGU6TBU4UU/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=La Libre.be |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barkhuysen |first=Guillaume |date=2025-05-09 |title=Des activistes dénoncent "l'extrême-droitisation" du MR avec de l'affichage et des envois de mails : voici qui se cache derrière cette campagne |url=https://www.lavenir.net/actu/belgique/politique/2024/04/23/des-activistes-denoncent-lextreme-droitisation-du-mr-avec-de-laffichage-et-des-envois-de-mails-voici-qui-se-cache-derriere-cette-campagne-EMZ7VQ6PCJATVFYJREVG7TFMJI/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=lavenir.net |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=L'accueil d'anciens du parti d'extrême droite Chez Nous au MR continue à alimenter le débat - RTBF Actus |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/l-accueil-d-anciens-de-chez-nous-au-mr-continue-a-faire-parler-11489394 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Si ça ne vous plaît pas, vous n'êtes pas obligé de rester en Belgique' : les propos de Jeholet envers Nabil Boukili créent un tollé, le ministre réagit - RTBF Actus |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/si-ca-ne-vous-plait-pas-vous-n-etes-pas-oblige-de-rester-en-belgique-les-propos-de-jeholet-envers-boukili-creent-un-tolle-le-ptb-exige-des-excuses-11382881 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Les coulisses du pouvoir : en 5 ans, le monde politique a basculé vers la droite - RTBF Actus |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/a-droite-toute-en-5-ans-les-partis-politiques-belges-ont-bien-evolue-11376570 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}</ref> Bouchez has for example often publicly pointed out some excesses of the [[Woke|woke movement]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dejace |first=Thibault |date=2023-03-06 |title=Quand le MR et la N-VA s'attaquent au "wokisme" |url=https://www.moustique.be/actu/belgique/2023/03/06/la-culture-woke-critiquee-par-le-mr-et-la-nv-a-257854 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Moustique |language=fr}}</ref> and he welcomed former members of the far-right Chez Nous party to the MR.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'accueil d'anciens du parti d'extrême droite Chez Nous au MR continue à alimenter le débat - RTBF Actus |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/l-accueil-d-anciens-de-chez-nous-au-mr-continue-a-faire-parler-11489394 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}</ref> On its current platform, the party advocates higher revenues through lower taxes; time-limited unemployment benefits; life extension of the most recent nuclear reactors; greater investment in police, justice and defense; less government and [[Secularism|state neutrality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avec le MR, l'avenir s'éclaire |url=https://2024.mr.be/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=MR |language=fr-FR}}</ref> MR is "belgicain", in favor of Belgian unity and a strong federal state.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Georges-Louis Bouchez: «Je suis belgicain et non, ce n'est pas ringard!» |url=https://www.sudinfo.be/art/971373/article/2022-07-18/georges-louis-bouchez-je-suis-belgicain-et-non-ce-nest-pas-ringard |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=sudinfo.be |language=fr}}</ref> === Foreign policy === The MR is also a strong supporter of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mr.be/projet/ |title=Projet - MR |publisher=Mr.be |date=2021-12-22 |accessdate=2022-03-07}}</ref> It has always defended support, including military aid, for [[Ukraine]] since the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion]] in 2022. In 2024, the MR was the only party from [[De Croo Government]] to be opposed to Belgium [[International recognition of the State of Palestine|recognizing the State of Palestine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-28 |title=Reconnaissance de la Palestine: pourquoi les libéraux sont-ils les seuls à s'y opposer? |url=http://www.rtl.be/page-videos/belgique/reconnaissance-de-la-palestine-pourquoi-les-liberaux-sont-ils-les-seuls-sy/2024-05-28/video/673355 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=RTL Info |language=fr}}</ref>
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