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2007–2008 Belgian government formation

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818:, the MR party leader, indicated his preference for a coalition of Christian Democratic parties CD&V (Flanders) and CDH (Wallonia) and liberal parties MR (Wallonia) and Open VLD (Flanders) and noted the fact that the PS was no longer the largest francophone party "a state reform in itself". Reynders also emphasized that the MR was the largest political party of the largest political group, as the combined number of seats of liberals in Flanders and French-speaking Belgium (MR + Open VLD) surpassed the combined number of seats of the Christian-democrats (CD&V + CDH). 1390:(PS), the minister-president of the Walloon government criticized the long duration of the government formation and was skeptical about whether Van Rompuy would be able to solve the crisis. He also said that he was waiting for formation proposals. On August 31, Milquet said institutional reform was less important than other topics and all French-speaking parties should formulate a common strategy. She also expressed her wish to replace the current "confrontational federalism" with a modern "cooperative federalism". 1999:, Herman Van Rompuy and Armand De Decker respectively. The chairman have already been given the task by the Belgian King to organize a convention on constitutional reform, with members from the Belgian political class. Verhofstadt also met with the leaders of the largest political parties, followed by the smaller political parties on December 5. The main political parties have not ruled out a tripartite coalition, although Verhofstadt's own party, Open VLD, has come out against such arrangement. 1417:(member of the CD&V and the brother of explorateur Herman) and Bart De Wever (N-VA) emphasized that this should be the last De Gordel in which the problems surrounding the BHV were not solved. Flemish minister Geert Bourgeois (N-VA) also stated that the Flemish majority in the newly elected parliament should urgently solve the problem unilaterally – i.e. without the consent of the French speaking parties and thus without any offers. Other politicians, such as Flemish minister-president 1374:, and charged him with an exploratory mission in order to find a solution to the political crisis. Van Rompuy was considered by Flemish and French-speaking parties and newspapers as a good choice. He met on August 30 with the presidents of several parties of the orange-blue coalition, in particular Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V), Bart De Wever (N-VA), Bart Somers (Open VLD) and Jöelle Milquet (CDH). On August 31, he met with presidents Didier Reynders (MR), Olivier Maingain, (FDF) and 33: 1519:, warned on September 13 that the long duration of negotiations were not without a price as much-needed measures in the domains of budget, competition and employment are still not taken. Didier Reynders said that Quaden should occupy himself with "interest rates, not politics". CDH agreed with Quaden. CD&V and Open-VLD also agreed, but said that a good agreement was better than a quick but bad agreement. 1504:(Open VLD) said that they do not have a veto right about which Fleming can become prime minister. He also added that they overreacted. "Who takes away his position as prime minister, turns him into a political martyr. I do not feel like competing against a political martyr during the next election. Why should he not be allowed to speak? The campaign waged against him...is unacceptable." 5225: 1525:, the president of the PS, sharply criticized the duration of the negotiations. "Three months on from the election, they're not even sitting around the negotiation table. This has never happened before". He continued, "If we would have participated in the talks, negotiations would never have been derailed". Di Rupo also called the talks a "guerrilla war" rather than negotiations. 1059:. This formation memorandum formed the basis for the real negotiations. It contained 80 pages and nine chapters about various issues; however, it did not contain a separate chapter on constitutional reform and devolution. In his memorandum, Leterme proposed lowering income taxes for those with low and median incomes, changing the unemployment benefits system, and expanding 1794:). The committee would consist of prominent politicians of the Christian-democratic, liberal, socialist and green parties, who together have a two-thirds majority in both the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate. Van Rompuy stated that nothing had been agreed upon, and that De Decker had spoken in his own name. 2075:
the legal 48-hour delay following the declaration would lead the Parliament to vote its confidence to the interim Government on 23 December. The interim Government officially came into office when it was acknowledged by the lower house of Parliament with 97 votes in favour, 46 against on Sunday 23 December 2007.
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The Francophone political parties put forth a united declaration in the Walloon parliament on November 16, calling the act by Flemish minister Keulen "a rejection of democracy." The appointment of the mayors should be seen in the broader perspective of the Brussels' periphery, the declaration stated.
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Van Rompuy's discretion was appreciated in French-speaking Belgium. MR and CDH proposed that Van Rompuy would include issues such as the federal budget, justice and social-economic matters in his exploratory mandate. Until then, Van Rompuy only tried to determine communitarian issues ranging from the
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During this period, speculation about the participation of the French-speaking ecologist party Ecolo in the orange-blue coalition increased. Van Rompuy tried to obtain the support of Ecolo for the coalition to address left-winged CDH's desire to have a left-wing partner in the centre-right coalition.
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on December 3, with the task not only of looking into the formation of a new government, but also of investigating how the government could handle certain urgent policy matters. Pressed by time, and some say by the King, on 19 December, Verhofstadt concluded a deal on a Government and presented it to
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On November 6, the formation talks became the longest in Belgian history. When the Parliament confirmed the formation of an interim Government, it had been 196 days since the Belgian people had voted out the previous coalition. It was the second longest formation period in European history, after the
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announced a deal had been struck by all parties and an interim Government was to be formed by 21 December and approved by Parliament by 23 December. Later in the day, it was confirmed Guy Verhofstadt would address the Parliament on 21 December with a General Policy Declaration. It was also announced
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proposed to have an earlier plenary session in the Flemish parliament to discuss the communitarian crisis, a request that was granted. On September 10, under the eyes of the international media, he proposed in the plenary session to prepare a plan for an independent Flanders and to hold a referendum
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by July 21, the Belgian national holiday, but he ended his assignment prematurely on Sunday July 15, one week before the July 21 deadline. The former mediator said the four orange-blue parties would accept an invitation to coalition talks, but that this did not "mean all obstacles have been removed,
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While the King was trying to find a new way to hold negotiations between the parties involved, the negotiations themselves came to a standstill. The parties have not spoken with each other since November 8, and the Francophone parties have stated that they would only rejoin the negotiating table if
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CD&V/N-VA said Ecolo's demands could not "be taken seriously" because the CD&V without the N-VA was unthinkable. They also said the presence of N-VA was not a problem, but that the problem is the unreasonableness of the French-speaking parties to negotiate around the Flemish demands. Groen!
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showed that 45.8% of the 1300 Flemings polled wanted Flanders to be declared independent and that 54.2% opposed such an action. The same survey showed that 58% of the respondents thought that the state reform is worth a crisis. Also, 72% could not understand the French-speaking opposition, and 53%
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requested a meeting with Verhofstadt where they call for an inclusion of CDH in the coalition. MR thus remained the only party opposing a deal that would include CDH, Verhofstadt decided to meet with Milquet again in the evening and bring back his morning proposal of a participation of CDH in the
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Other parties vehemently opposed the course of action, proposed by Dewinter. For instance, Ludwig Caluwé (CD&V) said that the Flemish Interest did not vote for the resolutions in 1999. He added that more power to the regions does not imply the end of inter-regional solidarity. Patrcia Ceysens
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That evening, the King received Jo Vandeurzen, the CD&V chairman, and Didier Reynders, the chairman of the MR. The next day the King received the chairpersons of the two other orange-blue parties, Bart Somers (Open Vld) and Joëlle Milquet (CDH), in order to attempt to defuse the tensions. The
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In Karrewiet, a Flemish news program for children, Leterme was interviewed. He said "We could make sure that they could build schools more cheaply. That would be beneficial for students from Wallonia and Brussels. Maybe if we could agree about that, French-speakers would be willing to negotiate
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Herman Van Rompuy provided the King a first interim report on September 3. Although his effort to include Ecolo in the coalition failed, Van Rompuy continued his mission despite a general decline in optimism about his likelihood of success of his mission steeply declined. He formulated several
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A confused week of negotiations started on 26 November 2007 with an agreement proposed by Yves Leterme and immediately accepted by CDH, MR, FDF and OpenVLD. Ironically, his own close partner N-VA did not accept the agreement, requesting more concessions for government reforms in the agreement
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said it was unwilling to participate in a coalition in which it is not necessary to obtain a majority in parliament. The need to undertake the negotiations again also meant the agreement between the partners about the prolonged existence of several nuclear power plants had to be reconsidered.
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on independence. He said that the Flemish resolutions agreed upon in the Flemish parliament in 1999 (that supported a far-reaching devolution of powers) were a breaking point. He also called Belgium "a country that is terminally ill" and that it was time to say "bye bye Belgium".
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and Ecolo, who would be part of the opposition if the orange-blue government were to be formed. The purpose of the meeting was to see whether the parties were willing to take part in a Committee of Wise Men that would examine the possibilities for state reform. SP.A chairwoman
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There were several difficulties associated with forming a temporary government. On the French-speaking side, the MR opposed a government that included all French-speaking parties. On the Flemish side, the VLD opposed the participation of the SP.a, the Flemish socialist party.
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were the first ministers of State to be received by the King. A photographer took a picture of a document Dehaene had with him when he arrived at the palace. The document reportedly stated that the state reform should not be an issue during the formation whereas the issue of
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or as royal mediator. The Flemish parties felt it was up to a member of CDH to take an initiative; however, the CDH wanted a Flemish politician to be involved in the mediation efforts as well. It was later reported that, according to observers, King Albert would probably ask
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to a full participation of cdH in the interim Government. In reaction, CDH called a party meeting, soon followed by a press conference where cdH announced its withdrawal from formation talks. The move was followed in the afternoon by a call for francophone unity by
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of the CD&V personally gained 800,000 votes and was considered to be the prospective prime minister. The SP.a, the party that lost the most seats, declared it would prepare itself for a role in the opposition, and would support state reform from that position.
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On September 3, Ecolo said that three conditions must be met for it to participate in a coalition. First, the party refused to join any coalition involving N-VA. A coalition without the N-VA would "respect the different communities" of Belgium. Second,
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noted that Van Rompuy did not talk with a member of the PS, which could mean he wanted to reach the required two-thirds majority for constitutional reform with the ecologists (Ecolo on the French-speaking side) and rather that the PS.
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The French-speaking party CDH gave no response to all three questions, and FDF did not accept the transfer of business tax regulations to the regions. Faced with this defeat, on 1 December 2007 Leterme gave his resignation as
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reported on November 13 that the CD&V was leaning towards that option as well. Party spokesman Peter Poulussen denounced the reports as "pure speculation," and Open VLD and MR rejected the idea of a tripartite government.
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On Sunday 23 December, the interim Government officially came into office when it was acknowledged by the lower house of Parliament with 97 votes in favour. The transitional period came to an end on March 20, 2008, when
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declined the offer, saying it was not the job of her party to make an orange-blue government possible. She called the Council of Wise Men "not a way towards a solution to state reform, but a getaway route to nowhere."
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agreed and openly questioned his party's opposition to the participation of the socialists in government. He said that as long as the PS is an opposition party, the MR will not make any concessions on state reform.
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Most likely referring to a two-thirds majority consisting of the parties of government – which was expected to have a simple majority in both language groups – with additional parties from only one language
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to "start a dialogue" on the matter. In a joint statement, the parties CD&V and N-VA rejected the decision, and stated they would only join a government if there were "guarantees for big state reform."
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by allowing French to be spoken during the meetings of the municipal councils of Kraainem, Linkebeek and Wezembeek-Oppem on Monday 22 October 2007, which Minister Marino Keulen described as a provocation.
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and does not negotiate. Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V) also emphasized that Leterme remains the prime minister designate. VLD responded that they did not have any intention to undermine the position of Leterme.
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proceeded with much difficulty due to differences between Flemish and Francophone parties over constitutional reform, with communitarian tensions reaching a high on Thursday August 16. Negotiator for
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where 80% speaks French, is not Flemish." He said that a compromise should be worked with an increase in social and economic competences for Flanders in exchange for the expansion of the bilingual
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On 30 November 2007, Leterme made a final proposal with three questions; he requested positive responses to all questions by all parties in order to continue negotiations. The questions were:
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Government through an external actor, but added that this Minister would have the rank though not the title of Deputy Prime Minister. Milquet and her party met and agreed on this proposal.
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proposals that he suggested to the orange-blue parties. On 10 September, Van Rompuy provided the King with a second "interim" report – something that indicated his work would be prolonged.
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said that the formation crisis was an example of Belgium's failure to function as a state and that the time had come to declare Flemish independence. On September 1, the Flemish newspaper
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Open VLD and CD&V supported the French-speaking proposal. CD&V added that a widening of his role can only happen if Van Rompuy remains an explorer, does not become a
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to contact the PS secretly a week earlier. Dehaene met Elio Di Rupo and enquired as to whether the PS would support some parts of a state reform from opposition, as the
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for building schools was already agreed upon in a six-year-old accord which was still not executed. Milquet said that Leterme should refrain from giving interviews.
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was asked by the King to start the formation of an "interim government" that would last until 23 March 2008. On the morning of 18 December, Verhofstadt met with
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that the King would not appoint the duo Langendries and De Croo because they were already named too much in the media which caused several politicians, such as
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was sworn in as Prime Minister. The new government seemed short-lived as Leterme offered the King his resignation on 15 July 2008. The King refused.
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One of the instructions the King had given to De Decker and Van Rompuy, was to find a way to start a dialogue on state reform. In an interview with
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has the task of exploring the various possibilities for a new federal government and for examining which parties can form a majority in the
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of the PS said he wanted to see the "menu" of the Committee of Wise Men first; "without a serious menu, risks becoming a talking shop."
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In the French-speaking part of Belgium, the liberal party MR lost some seats but nevertheless became the largest party and replaced the
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On November 9, King Albert II intervened. He took state reform off the agenda for the negotiations, and instructed the chairmen of the
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and lead the negotiations about the government agreement and the composition of the government. If these negotiations succeed, the
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Several politicians had suggested a tripartite government of liberal, Christian-democratic and socialist parties. The newspapers
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and offered the party a part in an interim Government through a person outside the party, a move that confirmed the refusal by
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Damien Thiery, the Mayor of Linkebeek, announced the following day that he will again be presented for appointment as Mayor.
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on November 14, Armand De Decker said he and Karel Van Rompuy wanted to establish a National Committee of Dialogue (French:
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On September 29, Herman Van Rompuy presented his final report to the King. Afterwards, the Royal Palace announced that King
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Can law proposals for state reform be adopted by any constitutional two-thirds majority, without extra conditions, as well?
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Talks for a new government were interrupted on November 7, with agreements about everything not related to strengthening
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and to look into the possibility of state reform. Dehaene reached the conclusion that only an orange-blue coalition with
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and a number of prominent politicians in order to discuss the election results. Following these meetings, he appoints an
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in the coalition talks, described the government formation as "surrealistic" and added: "Ceci n'est pas une formation".
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Leterme was summoned by the King to discuss his consultations. Afterwards, the King asked him to resume his work as
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for allowing the formation talks to last this long. Since the Belgian government is no longer in charge of its own
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devoted an issue to the question of whether a Flemish secession was realistic and viable. On September 2, during
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that Leterme reported to the King on the progress of the coalition talks. This move was heavily criticised by
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On November 12, the King met with the chairmen of the socialist parties SP.A and PS, and the green parties
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the Flemish parties apologize for the Chamber Committee on the Interior vote on Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde.
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has said it will. Di Rupo declined to support reforms as long as the PS is not a member of the coalition.
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that "Maingain acts like the Inquisition and excommunicates everyone that does not share his dogmas".
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stations open longer, build 1,500 additional prison cells, and establish an emergency budget for the
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of power. Van Rompuy's spokesman said that such a widening of his mandate was not being considered.
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has declared it will not support Verhofstadt's endeavours, and wants to see new elections instead.
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called the remarks about De Croo "inconvenient and unseen". He also said that the problem of the
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and was later asked by the King to start a communitarian dialogue together with Armand De Decker.
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French-speaking politicians and the French-speaking media were enraged about Leterme's remark.
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abstaining. This suspends a decision about Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde for a period of 60 days.
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rather than written law and generally consists of two stages: information and formation. The
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Also on August 30, the Walloon government held its first meeting since the summer holidays.
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thought that Milquet was to blame for the crisis and 15% thought that Leterme was to blame.
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that announced it will not take part in a Government without CDH. Later in the afternoon,
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to accept a "mediation and negotiation assignment" in order to prepare the ground for the
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The next day, the King met with the chairmen of CD&V, CDH, Open VLD and MR, and with
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Dutch record of 208 days in 1977. Talks were interrupted twice by the resignation of the
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Verhofstadt started his information round on December 4, talking to the chairmen of the
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relieved him of his exploratory mission. Later that day, King Albert II again appointed
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described the situation with the following words: "Il y a un parfum de crise" (English:
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instead; this led to a week of back and forth statements and interviews in the media.
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Are all topics admissible to be discussed in the special commission for state reform?
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of 10 June 2007, and comprised a period of negotiation in which the Flemish parties
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is appointed by the King on the basis of the informateur's report. The task of the
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Following consultations with a number of ministers of State, King Albert received
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Parliament on 21 December; on the same day the Ministers took the oath of office.
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usually plays. Verhofstadt stated he was hesitant at first to accept the job.
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CD&V's partner party in the negotiations, N-VA, was not invited, nor was
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The Francophone parties subsequently invoked a procedure known as the
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and all other parties involved in the coalition talks.
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This was a violation of rules established by the 3651:"Belgische koning: formatie Leterme snel afronden" 1979:by the King, although with a smaller role than an 1055:Leterme presented his formation memorandum called 4635:"Les députés votent la confiance au gouvernement" 4468:"Open Vld verzet zich tegen klassieke tripartite" 1854:Mayors of Kraainem, Linkebeek and Wezembeek-Oppem 1615:Second formation round, 29 September – 1 December 309:Parties involved in the 2007 government formation 3199:"Ketnet stort zich op regeringsonderhandelingen" 2536:(in Dutch). Knack.be. 2007-08-23. Archived from 2465:(in Dutch). Knack.be. 2007-08-20. Archived from 2463:"Koning wil dat Leterme onderhandelingen hervat" 1174:, the chairman of the Francophone liberal party 305:presents a new federal government to the King. 4375:"Mangain's Statement On Leterme's 3 Questions" 3897: 3895: 3893: 3530:"Koning benoemt Leterme opnieuw als formateur" 2713:"Uitspraken over De Croo ongepast en ongezien" 776:Election and immediate aftermath, 10 – 13 June 771:of an interim government on December 17, 2007. 4812: 4005:Such a government had been suggested by i.a. 3982:"De Decker sprak in hoogst persoonlijke naam" 3930:(in French). RTBF. 2007-11-14. Archived from 3817:"Koning op de knieën voor steun Oranje-Blauw" 3601:"Parlement heeft belangenconflict ingeroepen" 3576:"Franstaligen roepen een belangenconflict in" 2996:"Milquet: "Het institutionele is bijkomstig"" 8: 4564:"Le cdH dit oui au gouvernement intérimaire" 3867: 3865: 3430:"Franstaligen willen bredere rol Van Rompuy" 2788:"Dehaene, Martens en Moureaux bij de koning" 2684:"Ministers van Staat moeten koning bijstaan" 2246:"Reynders legt koning zijn eindverslag voor" 1075:did not want a collective regularisation of 763:), Prime Minister of Belgium, was appointed 4117:"CD&V ontkent aan tripartite te denken" 1372:President of the Chamber of Representatives 1353:Exploratory round, 29 August – 29 September 933:Initially Dehaene stated there should be a 5233: 4846: 4835: 4819: 4805: 4797: 4748:and the coalition talks on the website of 3626:"Koning wil dat Leterme opdracht voortzet" 2876:"Eerste werkdag voor verkenner Van Rompuy" 2488:"Eerste gespreksronde van koning afgerond" 2392:"Leterme: "Werkende mensen beter belonen"" 2367:"Leterme gaat voor oranje-blauwe regering" 1901:. The three mayors are all members of the 942:First formation round, 15 July – 23 August 4828:Belgian government cabinets, 1830–present 4226: 4224: 4200:"Rand maakt geen deel uit van Vlaanderen" 4142:"Open Vld herhaalt afkeer van tripartite" 3843: 3841: 3551:"Kamercommissie keurt splitsing BHV goed" 3324:"Met ons erbij was het niet zo ontspoord" 2655:"Niemand wachtte op 'ervaren ontmijners'" 2342:"Yves Leterme is aangeduid als formateur" 2200:"King picks Mr Reynders as "informateur"" 1987:Second information round, 4 – 17 December 1966:Consultations by the King, 1 – 3 December 1883:municipalities with linguistic facilities 1508:Criticism on the duration of negotiations 1454:Plenary session of the Flemish parliament 1162:Consultations by the King, 23 – 29 August 822:First information round, 13 June – 4 July 4514:"Verhofstadt to form interim government" 2897:"Verkenner ontmoet Reynders en Maingain" 2813:"Koning zet zijn consultatieronde voort" 2734:"Open VLD: "Nu eerst B-H-V op de tafel"" 2509:"Koning wil dat Leterme opdracht hervat" 2179:"Eind juni klaar met informatieopdracht" 507: 312: 164:(N-VA), and the French-speaking parties 4612:. De Morgen. 2007-12-19. Archived from 4470:. De Morgen. 2007-12-06. Archived from 4292:. De Morgen. 2007-11-16. Archived from 4232:"Drie "randburgemeesters" niet benoemd" 4092:"CD&V neigt naar tripartite – poll" 3984:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-11-14. 3905:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-11-13. 3740:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-11-09. 3738:"Geen regering zonder staatshervorming" 3628:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-11-08. 3603:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-11-09. 3578:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-11-07. 3553:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-11-07. 3399: 3397: 2973:(in Dutch). VRTnieuws.net. 2007-08-30. 2971:"Demotte: "Wij wachten op voorstellen"" 2946:"Verkenner heeft PS nog niet op scherm" 2834:"Van Rompuy krijgt verkenningsopdracht" 2790:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-08-27. 2736:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-08-27. 2511:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-08-19. 2442:"Koning wordt ingezet? Onaanvaardbaar!" 2394:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-07-23. 2369:(in Dutch). 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De Standaard. 2007-09-06. 2125:"Calls for a Breakup Grow Ever Louder" 2105:2010–2011 Belgian government formation 1962:to the King, which the King accepted. 146:2007–2008 Belgian government formation 4942:de Broqueville II (in Sainte-Adresse) 4520:from the original on 23 December 2007 4242:from the original on 16 November 2007 4210:from the original on 18 November 2007 3909:from the original on 13 November 2007 3744:from the original on 10 November 2007 3690:from the original on 15 November 2007 3607:from the original on 10 November 2007 3532:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-09-29 3069:from the original on 5 September 2007 3044:from the original on 3 September 2007 3019:(in Dutch). VRTnieuws.net. 2007-08-31 2998:(in Dutch). VRTnieuws.net. 2007-08-31 2899:(in Dutch). VRTnieuws.net. 2007-08-31 2878:(in Dutch). VRTnieuws.net. 2007-08-30 2836:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-08-29 2815:(in Dutch). Vrtnieuws.net. 2007-08-28 2715:(in Dutch). 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RTL Group. 2007-09-07 2085:2007–2011 Belgian political crisis 1170:'s resignation, King Albert asked 38:2007–2011 Belgian political crisis 25: 4726:Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep 4539:"Une majorité au bout de la nuit" 3146:"Optimisme over Van Rompuy daalt" 2918:"Van Rompuy ontvangt Ecolo en MR" 2225:"King appoints coalition adviser" 2154:"Sire, ik heb al bijna 100 dagen" 2011:were not invited by Verhofstadt. 1822:Bruno De Wever, professor at the 1788:Collège national pour le dialogue 1186:Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep 1063:. He also wanted to keep several 289:, who is usually the prospective 235:starts. 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VRT Nieuws. 2007-12-17. 2025:Verhofstadt III Government 2022: 1997:Chamber of Representatives 1758:Chamber of Representatives 1725:Chamber of Representatives 1594:Larger role for Van Rompuy 1555:No participation of the PS 1429:Non-participation of Ecolo 1331:Humanist Democratic Centre 1319:Humanist Democratic Centre 1262:, who is a negotiator for 1100:There is a whiff of crisis 1093:Humanist Democratic Centre 1046:Humanist Democratic Centre 986:Chamber of Representatives 947:Leterme begins his mission 928:Humanist Democratic Centre 841:Develop, unite and protect 779: 743:Chamber of Representatives 245:Chamber of Representatives 174:Humanist Democratic Centre 154:Flemish Liberal Democratic 5243: 5232: 5221: 4845: 4834: 4015:on September 15, 2007 in 3709:"Le communiqué du Palais" 1670:Committee on the Interior 1146:On Sunday August 19, the 1099: 1071:to hire more people. The 767:on December 3, 2007, and 237:constitutional convention 4909:Frère-Orban-Van Humbeeck 4495:. VRT Nieuws. 2007-12-05 4445:. BBC News. 2007-12-04. 3959:(in Dutch). 2007-11-14. 3038:"Is er leven na België?" 2855:"King appoints mediator" 1891:2006 municipal elections 1674:Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde 1517:National Bank of Belgium 1283:Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde 1252:Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde 951:The King then appointed 877:employers' organisations 853:National Bank of Belgium 115:Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde 4885:de Theux de Meylandt II 4759:Négociations à rallonge 4541:. Le Soir. 2007-12-19. 4493:"The talking continues" 2100:State reform in Belgium 1848:Brussels-Capital Region 1209:(Open Vld) to mediate. 899:on July 5 asked former 125:State reform in Belgium 5015:Pierlot IV (in London) 4873:de Theux de Meylandt I 4857:Provisional Government 3879:(in Dutch). 2007-11-12 2759:"Hof brengt geen rust" 1935:Resignation of Leterme 1917:Myriam Delacroix-Rolin 1815:Het Belang van Limburg 1791: 1787: 1704: 1696: 1678:Tinne Van der Straeten 851:, the Governor of the 830:appointed Reynders as 826:On 13 June 2007, King 683:(Walloon nationalist). 659:(Flemish nationalist). 4566:. RTLinfo. 2007-12-19 4013:Patrik Vankrunkelsven 2227:. CNN.com. 2007-06-13 1895:2007 federal election 1576:Patrik Vankrunkelsven 1089:Valley of the Duchess 697:by the Flemish press) 669:, has been appointed 182:constitutional reform 4927:de Smet de Naeyer II 4714:Formatie - Leterme I 3934:on December 28, 2007 3255:on November 15, 2007 2469:on 27 September 2007 2090:Partition of Belgium 1910:language legislation 1689:conflict of interest 1479:about our demands." 1188:(VRT) reported that 657:New Flemish Alliance 299:government coalition 233:government formation 186:partition of Belgium 176:(CdH) negotiated to 162:New Flemish Alliance 120:Partition of Belgium 5099:Vanden Boeynants II 4921:de Smet de Naeyer I 4912:Malou-Jacobs-Woeste 4312:De Standaard Online 4265:De Standaard Online 4025:Minister President 3827:on January 13, 2008 3684:De Standaard Online 2688:De Standaard Online 2659:De Standaard Online 1809:Gazet van Antwerpen 1719:The King intervenes 1572:Jean-Jacques Viseur 1515:, president of the 1327:Raymond Langendries 1203:Raymond Langendries 1118:and a professor in 1112:Johan Vande Lanotte 1087:Coalition talks at 1051:On Monday July 23, 879:and several senior 625:Prime Minister (PM) 600:Prime Minister (PM) 549:Prime Minister (PM) 510: 432:September 29, 2007 412:September 29, 2007 315: 130:Politics of Belgium 5078:Vanden Boeynants I 4987:de Broqueville III 4740:2007-10-30 at the 4705:Het Laatste Nieuws 4431:on April 21, 2008. 4406:on 4 December 2007 4175:Het Laatste Nieuws 4146:Het Laatste Nieuws 4042:Het Laatste Nieuws 2534:"Leterme stapt op" 2129:The New York Times 1925:Sint-Genesius-Rode 1899:Flemish Government 1861:Interior Minister 1840:television channel 1657:affairs. 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Index

2007 Belgian government formation
Belgium
2007–2011 Belgian political crisis
2007 elections
2007–2008 government formation
Verhofstadt III
Leterme I
Van Rompuy I
Leterme II
2010 elections
2010–2011 government formation
Di Rupo I
Sixth state reform
Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde
Partition of Belgium
State reform in Belgium
Politics of Belgium
Cabinet of Belgium
general election
Flemish Liberal Democratic
Christian Democratic and Flemish
New Flemish Alliance
Reformist Movement
Democratic Front of Francophones
Humanist Democratic Centre
form a government coalition
constitutional reform
partition of Belgium
formateur
King

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