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Belgium: Is Verhofstadt the Glue Holding the Country Together?
Dec 21, 2007 | 19:23 GMT

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Summary
Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt accepted the request from the country's King Albert to become the caretaker Prime Minister until March 23. The idea is to give the winner of the June 10 elections, Yves Leterme of the Flemish Christian Democrats, enough time to form a feasible coalition — a plan that could become further complicated by Verhofstadt's rising popularity.
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