Members of the Flemish liberal party Open VLD are voting to elect a new leader. Voting got under way today (Wednesday 15 October) and will continue until Friday. There are three candidates to take over the reins from the incumbent Eva De Bleeker. Ms De Bleeker resigned after less than a year as leader Open VLD. In addition to the favourite Frédéric De Gucht, there are two other candidates: Francis Uyttebrouk and Filip Walleyn.