Belgium faces political deadlock as Leterme’s resignation is refused
Prime Minister, Yves Leterme, has already attempted to step-down in protest, but has since seen his resignation blocked by Belgium’s Head of State, King Albert II.
The current crisis is all the more alarming, coming as it does less than six months after a previous impasse (sparked by the 2007 General Election) saw Belgium without a functioning government for around 200 days. As such, this latest schism relates directly to the aforementioned debacle and the promises of political reform made to Mr Leterme’s Christian Democrat party in order to diffuse it.
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