Conservative, nationalist and separatist. Belgium has a new Prime Minister, 7 months later

Bart de Wever, from the New Covenant Conservative Party Flamenga, becomes the first nationalist of Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region, in office. The country was on the brink of new elections – the deadline was this Friday.

7 months of harsh negotiations later, 5 Belgian parties reached a coalition agreement this Friday, and form government. The Prime Minister will be the conservative Bart De Wever

“There will be a lot of false news and a lot of criticism. But many people will be proud to be afraid of making decisions, ”he said Conner Rousseau, President of Vooruit, one of the parties of the new coalition.

According to the new coalition, which adds to New Flamenga Alliance (N-VA)Wever’s right-wing party, the Reformist Movement (MR), Centro-Right and Francophone, the center, the center, the Christian and Flamengo Democratic Party and the Vooruit, center-left and Flamengo-nicknamed coalition “ Arizona ”, due to the colors of the American state flag – had several obstacles.

Together, they have a majority of 81 seats in the 150 -seat Belgian parliament.

Even in the traditionally leftist regions the N-VA was winning, and in the Flanders was ahead of the far right.

Negotiations to form government failed due to budgetary disputes and King Philippe granted Wever several extensions as he tried to reach a coalition agreement. Finally, earlier this month, the king made an ultimatum to Wever: had to form a new government until the end of January, or the country went to elections again.

The deal was achieved after a 60 -hour final “marathon”, which extended until the night of the limit – this Friday.

Belgium already has a complicated and lengthy history in the formation of coalitions for the government. For example, the current prime minister, Alexander of Croo, led a seven parties coalition that took 493 days to achieve, between 2019 and 2020.

Also in 2010 the government education even took 541 dias.

One of the most prominent questions to resolve is the issue of budgetary deficit From the country, which in 2023 was 4.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The plan of the new Prime Minister is cut into social installments and reforms in the pension system, which has already raised the opposition of the unions, according to the

Has been one of the most prominent figures in defending Flanders’ Independenceregion where Dutch speaks, although in recent years it has moderated its appeals.