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Belgium agrees on government, 16 months after election
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 30, 2020 03:43pm |
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| Author | DW |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 30, 2020 10:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Seven Belgian political parties agreed on forming a majority coalition government on Wednesday, almost 500 days after parliamentary elections took place.
The so-called Vivaldi-coalition consist of Liberals, Socialists and Greens, divided into separate entities from Dutch and French-language regions, as well as the Dutch-speaking Christian Democrats.
Flemish Liberal Alexander De Croo has been tapped to be the next prime minister. He will be sworn in on Thursday.
Belgium is linguistically divided between Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and primarily French-speaking Wallonia in the south.
The country has been led by a caretaker government since the May 26, 2019 federal elections. A minority coalition has governed with widespread support from the opposition since March this year to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.This most recent government has been led by francophone Liberal Sophie Wilmes.
In a final negotiating session, led by De Croo and francophone Socialist Paul Magnette in talks that lasted almost 24 hours, the coalition found agreement on a common budget. |
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