Deal reached on centre-right government in Belgium

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EUObserver reported that political negotiators in Belgium reached an agreement for a centre-right coalition government on the 7 October 2014, 135 days after general elections. The French-speaking liberal Charles Michel would be Prime Minister. The coalition government consists of four parties: three Flemish and one French-speaking party.

Mr Michel, 38, was the son of the former European Commissioner and Belgian Minister Louis Michel.

The new Prime Minister was sworn in by the King of Belgium on the 11 October 2014.

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