No government in sight 100 days after Belgian elections
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Belgium on Tuesday marked 100 days since its general election, with the gulf so vast between its Dutch- and French-speaking communities that there is no new government but fears the country could split.
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A BBC investigation finds that tens of thousands of Holyrood votes were rejected without any human adjudication.
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Belgians began heading to the polls Sunday in legislative and senate elections widely expected to spell defeat for Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt.
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BRUSSELS -- Belgian voters punished the outgoing liberal-socialist government in an election yesterday and cleared the way for Flemish leader Yves Leterme to become prime minister. Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt conceded that his eight-year term as prime minister was at an end after his liberals slid from being Flanders's strongest party to third place, with most of the results counted. ...
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Belgium's caretaker prime minister said on Wednesday he would form a five-party, interim coalition government, providing a temporary solution to a political crisis more than six months after elections.
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With elections just days away, an increase of violence is casting doubt on the whether voters will show up at all.
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Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt resigned on Monday, clearing the way for his likely successor to start the tough task of forming a stable government after Sunday's general election.
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Polls open this morning in the Netherlands as the Dutch vote for a new parliament.Comment
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Belgium was mired in a political crisis on Friday after Flemish leader Yves Leterme gave up efforts to form a government with francophone partners who reject his plans for constitutional reform.
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As calls for the break-up of Belgium along its linguistic divide grow ever louder, up to 1,000 people took to the streets of Brussels on the anniversary of the country's independence to march in favor of unity.  One pro-unity demonstrator said: "In Belgium, for the moment, we are in crisis. It's a pseudo-political crisis organized by lunatics. No more, no less. It's about power and will bring nothing but misery. Hands off Belgium!"
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Belgium's Dutch and French-speaking parties form an emergency government, ending six months of deadlock.
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"Les enfants de la patrie . . ."  BRUSSELS: The man who will probably be elected Belgium's new prime minister cut a poor figure on the country's national day on Saturday when he could not say why it was being marked and fumbled over the ... via The Mercury
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Days of clashes between security forces and demonstrators claiming electoral fraud have left nearly 100 people dead in several southwestern Congo towns, humanitarian and rights groups said Friday.
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"If not we will have to draw our conclusions"  Belgium's Dutch- and French-speaking parties have been unable to form a coalition government despite over two months of wrangling, highlighting the rift between the political aspirations of the two communities. via Raw Story
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Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed from Monday to February 11, the parliament speaker said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.
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The results of Zambia's elections are due to be announced, after being delayed by Sunday's violence.
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt's 8-year term in office appeared set to end after voters punished his party in an election on Sunday and strongly backed the Flemish Christian Democrats, early results showed.