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June early on brings elections in Belgium, but a steady administration seems unlikely. The process of coalition formation is usually intricate in Belgium. King Philippe has now assigned the responsibility of investigating potential coalition opportunities to Maxime Prévot, the top politician from Wallonia.
Over two months past the parliamentary elections in Belgium, another endeavor to establish a government is being made. King Philippe has delegated the task to Maxime Prévot, a Walloon Christian Democrat who leads the group Les Engagés and has been governing Namur as its mayor since 2012, as announced by the palace in Brussels. Previously, Bart De Wever's attempt to form a government failed.
Prévot stated, "Our nation cannot endure the luxury of a lengthy crisis," following De Wever's decision to relinquish his mandate on X. Prévot is set to report back to the king on the progress of the talks on the 2nd of September.
Prévot aims to put together a five-party coalition that includes conservatives, liberals from both Wallonia and Flanders, and Flemish socialists. De Wever reportedly failed to reconcile the conflicting interests in what is known as the Arizona alliance.
Record stands at 541 days
The parliamentary elections on June 9th saw De Wever's N-VA emerge as the strongest force, followed closely by the far-right Flemish party Vlaams Belang. Prévot's Les Engagés saw a significant improvement in its results, but still remains the eighth strongest force nationwide with 6.8% of the votes.
Forming governments in Belgium is traditionally difficult. The federal parliament is divided because most parties compete only in the Flemish region in the north, the Brussels capital region, or the French-speaking Wallonia in the south.
Following the 2019 Belgian parliamentary elections, it took 493 days to form a government. The record, however, stands at 541 days without a government in the years 2010/2011.
The current endeavor to form a government in Belgium, nearly three months after the elections, is being led by Maxime Prévot, who hails from Wallonia. Despite the difficulties in coalition formation in Belgium, Prévot is determined to create a five-party coalition, involving conservatives, liberals, and socialists from both Flanders and Wallonia.
