On Friday evening, almost 8 months since the election, the 5 parties involved in the negotiations for formation of a new federal government reached a coalition agreement. The Flemish nationalist leader Bart De Wever will be the new Prime Minister of Belgium. He will be the first Flemish nationalist politician to become Belgian Prime Minister.
In addition to Mr De Wever’s Flemish nationalists, the new federal coalition government will be made up of the Flemish socialists, the Flemish Christian democrats and the Francophone liberals and Francophone centrist party Les Engagés. The new coalition has come about after months of talks.
During the weekend the members of the parties that have signed up to the coalition agreement will be given the opportunity to vote on it at party congresses. Subject to their approval, it will be all systems go for Mr De Wever and the new federal cabinet.