AFP: After six months, Belgium still stuck in political mire
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After six months, Belgium still stuck in political mire
Belgium marks on Monday six months without a new government and the prospects of a solution appear dim despite the return of the outgoing prime minister to the political scene and the population's growing impatience. At the time of the June 10 general election, Belgians knew that it would be no easy task for the country's often-bickering Dutch and French-speaking parties to form a government.Already on November 6, Belgium broke its previous record of 148 days for the longest period without a new government. Now it looks likely that it will set a new record in Europe in early January, topping the Netherlands record of 208 days set back in 1977.
