The coalition government will be led by the conservative New Flemish Alliance party’s Bart De Wever
Five Belgian parties struck a coalition deal on Friday to form a new government headed by the Flemish conservative Bart De Wever, after more than seven months of tortuous negotiations.
The agreement paves the way for De Wever to become the first nationalist from the Dutch-speaking Flanders region to be Belgian premier – although in recent years he has backed off on calls for it to become an independent country.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/31/belgium-to-form-government-after-seven-months-of-negotiations
Author : Agence France-Presse
Publish date : 2025-01-31 23:05:00
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