Belgium forms first government to be led by right-wing nationalist party
N-VA’s Bart De Wever takes over after marathon talks as anti-establishment forces gather strength across Europe
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Belgium to form government after seven months of negotiations
The coalition government will be led by the conservative New Flemish Alliance party’s Bart De Wever. Five Belgian parties struck a coalition deal on Friday to form a new government headed by the ...The Guardian - 2h -
Belgium Forms a Government After 7 Months of Squabbling
The country’s tense negotiations hinged on taxing and social spending — and they highlight issues facing Europe, and Western democracies, as a whole.The New York Times - 2h -
Bulgaria's parliament approves new coalition government led by centre-right's Rosen Zhelyazkov
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Bulgaria’s center-right party tasked with forming a new government
Bulgaria’s president has mandated the main center-right party with forming a government, almost three months after elections produced a deeply fragmented parliamentABC News - Jan. 15 -
Far Right Gets Chance to Form Government in Austria
The Freedom Party was tasked with trying to form the nation’s first far-right-led government since World War II, adding to the trend of anti-immigrant and populist parties gaining ground across ...The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6 -
Austria’s far-right Freedom party tasked with forming coalition government
Austrian president asks anti-migration, pro-Kremlin FPÖ to begin negotiations with conservative ÖVP. Austria’s president has tasked the anti-migration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party (FPÖ) with holding ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Austrian far-right leader meets president, likely to be asked to form government
Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl is meeting the country’s president as expectations mount that he will be tasked with trying to form a new government, which would be the first led by the ...ABC News - Jan. 6 -
Talks on forming a new 3-party government in Austria collapse as the smallest prospective partner walks out
Talks on forming a new 3-party government in Austria collapse as the smallest prospective partner walks outABC News - Jan. 3
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