Belgium in last ditch effort to form government, new polls possible


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Jul 2020

FILE PHOTO Belgian federal government members pose with for a group photo with Belgian King Philippe after caretaker government received emergency powers to tackle the coronavirus crisis at the Royal Palace in Brussels Belgium March 17 2020.  Benoit DoppagnePool via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: Belgian federal government members pose with for a group photo with Belgian King Philippe after caretaker government received emergency powers to tackle the coronavirus crisis, at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium March 17, 2020. Benoit Doppagne/Pool via REUTERS

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium may have to head to the polls again if two advisers appointed by King Philippe on Monday fail to find agreement on forming a coalition government over the next fifty days, one of the advisers said.

Belgium has been run by a caretaker administration with limited powers for more than a year as a May election failed to resolve the standoff.

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