Belgium is dead, long live Belgium!

On 11 October 2011, after 485 days without a government, Elio Di Rupo — who was likely to be Belgium’s next prime minister — and his Flemish and Francophone partners presented a global agreement on state reforms. The compromise deal, which has been viewed as heaven sent, will stabilise the country and pave the way for an end to its long-drawn out political crisis.

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Deutsche Welle, 8.10.11: Belgian parties move to mend government schism http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15445891,00.html

ESO: Background information: Belgian officials play down crisis, as caretaker PM opts to go http://www.europeansources.info/record/belgian-officials-play-down-crisis-as-caretaker-pm-opts-to-go/

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