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

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.