New Belgian coalition bid fails

The New Flemish Alliance promotes the break-up of Belgium outside its headquarters in Brussels Related stories A new bid to form a government in Belgium has failed, nearly seven months after the ethnically divided state's last general election. Two parties representing the Flemish community said a compromise plan proposed by King Albert II's official mediator would have to be adjusted. The leader of a third Flemish party accused them of seeking "Utopia". Belgium is under pressure to reach a deal because sovereign debt is close to 100% of gross domestic product. The Dutch-speaking Flemish population has been seeking more control over tax policy while French-speaking Walloons want greater protection and more money for the region around the capital, Brussels. Ahead of an official announcement by King Albert's mediator, Johan Vande Lanotte, the Flemish Christian Democrats said essential items of the plan would have to be adjusted. The New Flemish Alliance, which made the break-up of Belgium a central manifesto pledge at the election, said it had "fundamental remarks" to make about the proposal before continuing negotiations. "I think the parties who don't see the note [plan] as a basis for negotiations will have to run for election in a country called Utopia next time," Bruno Tuybens of the Flemish Social Democrats said on Flemish TV. "Those who pull the plug now will have to take the responsibility." Since the election, the country has been run by a caretaker government.This article is from the BBC News website. � British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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