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Belgium government loses majority over UN migration pact
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 09, 2018 12:25pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Daniel Boffey |
| News Date | Sunday, December 9, 2018 04:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, is fighting for his political survival after the Flemish nationalist party quit the ruling coalition over his support for a UN migration agreement, leaving him in charge of a minority government.
After the resignation of ministers representing the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), the largest of the coalition’s four parties, Michel was forced to present himself on Sunday to Belgium’s King Philippe.
Michel was given permission to form a minority administration but at a press conference later in the day he appealed to MPs in the federal parliament not to force an election.
Belgium is due to go to the polls in May, and with European elections also due that month, the prime minister insisted a change of government would drive the country to a standstill. |
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