Belgium

‘No one wants to be designated’

Published on 30 June 2014 at 14:16

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Following two deadline extensions, on 26 June the leader of the Flemish nationalist N-VA, Bart De Wever, abandoned his mission to form a new federal government. De Wever had been designated as royal informateur and instructed to seek a political solution by Belgium's King Philippe in the wake of 25 May elections, reportsDe Standaard
On 27 June, the monarch is to be visited by a cortège of party leaders. However, writes the daily —

… none of them wants to take over from De Wever, and a prolonged crisis appears inevitable. The previous crisis lasted 541 days.

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