New royal mediator picked for deadlocked Belgium

King Albert II of Belgium picked a new mediator on the 2 February 2011 in a bid to end the deadlock over forming a government after the June 2010 election. He invited the caretaker government's Finance Minister, Didier Reynders, to try to reconcile the country's Dutch- and French-speaking parties.

• Primary Source

La Libre Belgique, 3.2.11: Last-ditch mission to break deadlock (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/488471-last-ditch-mission-break-deadlock

France24, 2.2.11: Belgian king makes fresh efforts to end political limbo http://www.france24.com/en/20110202-belgium-king-albert-pm-yves-leterme-election-deadlock-politics

ESO: Background information: Thousands of Belgians rally against political stalemate http://www.europeansources.info/record/thousands-of-belgians-rally-against-political-stalemate/

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