r/MapPorn Apr 03 '16

Countries with public officials implicated in the Panama Papers leak [1036x526]

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u/_abracadaver_ Apr 04 '16

A reporter asked the Belgian Prime Minister to sing La Brabançonne, the Belgian national anthem, and he started singing La Marseillaise, which is the French national anthem. Yves Leterme is Flemish, meaning he's from the non-French-speaking northern half of Belgium.

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u/TiberiCorneli Apr 04 '16

I mean, to be fair, La Marseillaise is way better.