Negotiations to form a Government are paralyzed in Belgium. The negotiator appointed by the Royal Palace to form a coalition between the winners of the June general elections has left office.
Los efforts to form a government have stalled in Belgium when the politician appointed to reach a consensus resigned his mandate this Thursday. Belgian politician Bart De Wever led the Flemish nationalist party New Flemish Alliancethe most voted in the recent general elections in June, and was appointed coalition negotiator.
Flemish media report that, before leaving office, De Wever did not reach any consensus among the five parties to agree on key points of Belgian policy, such as capital gains taxes.
The Belgian Royal Palace published a statement on the social network X confirming that King Felipe accepted the resignation of Bart De Wever, after an hour and a half of conversations at the Royal Palace of Brussels. According to him, King Felipe will begin talks on Friday with the leaders of the political parties to form other possible majorities on Friday.
Belgium needs to form a Government to present a federal budget to the European Commission before September 20, 2024. The longest period of Belgium without an elected Executive It was 592 days, 51 more than the previous record, set after the 2010 elections.
