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- ↑ "Chambre des Représentants : voici les 14 élus liégeois". La Dernière Heure (in French). 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "Gemeinderat Kelmis: Hilligsmann neuer Bürgermeister - Zwei Ex-Bürgermeister in der Opposition" (in German). Belgischer Rundfunk. 3 December 2024.
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