"Arizona coalition"
Belgium gets right-wing five-party government
For the first time, Belgium will have a government led by the right-wing N-VA party. According to the Belgian news agency Belga, the anti-immigration Flemish nationalists have reached an agreement with four other parties to form a coalition. N-VA leader Bart De Wever is to become head of government.
De Wever's New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) was the strongest party in the parliamentary elections on June 9, followed by the far-right Flemish party Vlaams Belang, which was, however, excluded from the talks on forming a government. De Wever wants to form a so-called Arizona coalition with conservatives and liberals from Wallonia and Flanders as well as with the Flemish socialists.
De Wever had already resigned his negotiating mandate for the first time at the end of August due to ongoing disputes between the parties. After a brief interlude, however, King Philippe appointed him again.
Long negotiations, but no record
Forming a government is traditionally difficult in Belgium. The federal parliament is fragmented because most parties do not run nationwide, but only in the French-speaking south, the Dutch-speaking north or in the Brussels capital region. The record in Belgium is 541 days without a government in 2010 and 2011.
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