Belgium finally gets new government

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Series Details 21.3.08
Publication Date 21/03/2008
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Belgium’s new government finally took office on the 20 March 2008, ending an embarrassing nine-month political impasse that had threatened the country’s unity. King Albert II appointed Yves Leterme, the Flemish Christian Democrat who won the June 2007 general election, as Prime Minister.

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BBC News, 20.3.08: New Belgian cabinet ends crisis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7306180.stm
Deutsche Welle, 23.3.08: New Belgian Leader Gets Nod from Parliament http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3210017,00.html

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