De Wever to form Belgian government

Filip of Belgium and N-VA chairman Bart De Wever pictured during a meeting with the Belgian King, Wednesday 10 July 2024 in Brussels, to discuss the first report of the first preformator De Wever. De Wever was appointed als preformator by the King, following June 9th regional, federal and European elections. — Belgium on the way to a new government: King Philippe received the leader of the Flemish nationalist party N-VA, Bart De Wever, in Brussels on Wednesday.

The right-wing populist Bart De Wever is to form a new government in Belgium. The Flemish Social Democrats have cleared the way for this. But the task will not be easy.

It is now official: The right-wing populist mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever, is to form the next federal government in Belgium. This was announced by King Philippe on Wednesday after a brief meeting with De Wever at the Royal Palace in Brussels. The Flemish nationalist should have completed his explorations by July 24 and then report back.

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