Belgian government's end in sight after election
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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.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Facing a court ruling that may declare it a racist group, the Flemish Bloc political party plans to disband and reform under a new name with a manifesto that abandons the fascist tenor that got the most popular political party in Dutch-speaking Belgium into legal trouble.
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Leaders of Belgium's feuding Dutch- and French-speaking parties agreed Wednesday to form an interim government to run the country in the short term, while a more permanent solution to the political crisis is sought.
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A French-speaking party agreed on Wednesday to join a coalition that Belgium's caretaker Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is trying to form, and media reported an interim government could be formed by the end of this week.
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Belgium's interim prime minister, Guy  Verhofstadt, will step down on March 20, paving the way for a  new government that should bring to an end more than half a  year of political deadlock.
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Belgium's interim PM wins a vote of confidence as he seeks to end months of political paralysis.
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Latvia's centre-right government appeared headed for a return to power in a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to an early exit poll.
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Switzerland on Sunday held the final day of a legislative election which could see the far-right Swiss People's Party strengthen its place as the leading party.
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The Dutch prime minister said Thursday his government will resign after his coalition split over the citizenship case of a Somali-born lawmaker. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said he will tender his resignation to Queen Beatrix on Friday, signaling the collapse of three-year-old government and likely early elections.
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Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy  Verhofstadt tendered his resignation to King Albert II on  Monday after his governing liberals and their socialist  partners suffered big losses in Sunday&#39;s general election.
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A new centre-right government takes office in Greece, after PM Costas Karamanlis's election win.
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Belgian caretaker Prime Minister Guy  Verhofstadt accepted a request from King Albert on Monday to  form an interim government and seek to end the country's  political deadlock since a general election in June.
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The ceasefire between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tigers formally comes to an end.
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Belgium's caretaker prime minister reached agreement on Wednesday on forming an interim coalition government, providing a temporary solution to a political crisis after an election six months ago.
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Politics: 31 December 2004, Friday. The Netherlands six-month presidency of the European Union ends Friday, giving way to Luxembourg.
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South Africa and Belgium have expressed confidence that elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will go ahead as planned in seven months time.
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Posted on 12/14/2006 5:14:06 PM PST by Shermy Thousands of Belgians were thrown into a panic by news that the Flemish half of the country had declared independence.Comment