2010–2011 Belgian government formation crisis
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The 2010–2011 Belgian government formation crisis was a prolonged political deadlock following the June 2010 federal elections, during which Belgium set a world record for the longest period without an elected government amid deep divisions between its Dutch- and French-speaking parties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government formation crisis
ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ |
| actingPrimeMinisterDuringCrisis | Yves Leterme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalInvolved | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | 2010 Belgian federal election ⓘ |
| coalitionPartiesIncluded |
Centre démocrate humaniste (cdH)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mouvement Réformateur (MR) NERFINISHED ⓘ Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Open VLD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Parti Socialiste (PS) NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialistische Partij Anders (sp.a) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionPrimeMinister | Elio Di Rupo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| durationInDays | 541 ⓘ |
| effect | prolonged caretaker government with limited powers ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2010-06-13 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2011-12-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Di Rupo I Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2007–2011 Belgian political crisis ⓘ |
| hasCause |
disagreements over state reform
ⓘ
linguistic and regional tensions between Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringCrisis | King Albert II of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyNegotiator |
Bart De Wever
NERFINISHED
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Elio Di Rupo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Leterme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageCommunitiesInvolved |
Dutch-speaking community
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French-speaking community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
institutional reform of the Belgian state
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splitting of the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (BHV) electoral district ⓘ |
| majorFlemishPartyInElection | Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFrancophonePartyInElection | Parti Socialiste (PS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediatorAppointedByKing | Elio Di Rupo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | world record for longest period without a fully fledged elected government in a developed country ⓘ |
| parliamentInvolved | Chamber of Representatives of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyAreaAffected |
budgetary policy
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institutional reform ⓘ social security negotiations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Leterme II Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordHeld | longest period without a fully empowered elected government in modern history at the time ⓘ |
| regionInvolved |
Brussels-Capital Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
2010 Belgian federal election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
formation of the Di Rupo I Government ⓘ |
| result | formation of a six-party coalition government led by Elio Di Rupo ⓘ |
| startDate | 2010-06-13 ⓘ |
| typeOfDeadlock | government formation deadlock ⓘ |
| upperHouseInvolved | Senate of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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