Formation of the De Croo government (Vivaldi coalition)

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The Formation of the De Croo government, known as the Vivaldi coalition, was the complex multi-party negotiation process that led to Alexander De Croo becoming prime minister of a broad, ideologically diverse Belgian federal government in 2020.

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instanceOf Belgian federal government formation
government formation process
political negotiation
aimedToAddress COVID-19 pandemic governance
long-standing federal political deadlock in Belgium
alsoKnownAs Vivaldi coalition formation
Vivaldi government formation
coalitionExcludes CDH / Les Engagés
New Flemish Alliance
surface form: N-VA

PTB-PVDA
Vlaams Belang
coalitionIncludes CD&V
Ecolo
Groen
MR
Open VLD
PS
sp.a / Vooruit
country Belgium
endTime 2020-10-01
followedBy De Croo
surface form: De Croo I Government
hasCharacteristic federal level
ideologically diverse coalition
long government formation period
multi-party negotiation
involvedInstitution Federal Parliament of Belgium
surface form: Belgian Chamber of Representatives

Belgian monarchy
languageGroupsRepresented Dutch-speaking parties
French-speaking parties
levelOfGovernment Federal Government of Belgium
surface form: federal government of Belgium
mediatedBy Philippe of Belgium
surface form: King Philippe of Belgium
namedAfter Antonio Vivaldi
surface form: Vivaldi (reference to Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons)
negotiationRole formateur
pre-formateur
parliamentarySupport majority in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives
politicalSpectrumCoverage Christian democratic party
green parties
liberal parties
social-democratic parties
precededBy 2019 Belgian federal election
primeMinisterDesignate Alexander De Croo
resultedIn Alexander De Croo as Prime Minister of Belgium
De Croo
surface form: De Croo I Government
significantEvent swearing-in of the De Croo I Government on 1 October 2020
startTime 2019
tookPlaceAfter Wilmès I caretaker government
Wilmès I caretaker government
surface form: Wilmès II minority government

fall of the Michel II Government

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Alexander De Croo notableWork Formation of the De Croo government (Vivaldi coalition)