Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offers resignation as budget talks fail
Summary
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered to resign after the five-party coalition failed to agree on a new budget, but the king did not immediately accept the offer, Bloomberg reported on Monday 2 November, headlining that De Wever will continue budget talks. De Wever has handed in the resignation as a budget crisis intensifies, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, as the king mulls whether to accept it.
Latest: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered to resign after the five-party coalition failed to agree on a new budget, the king not immediately accepting the offer, Bloomberg reported, headlining that De Wever will continue budget talks, and The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that the king mulls whether to accept the resignation as a budget crisis intensifies.
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How it unfolded
Monday 2 November
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered to resign after the five-party coalition failed to agree on a new budget, the king not immediately accepting the offer, Bloomberg reported, headlining that De Wever will continue budget talks, and The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that the king mulls whether to accept the resignation as a budget crisis intensifies.
- 12:13LA Times Belgian prime minister quits after budget talks fail as king mulls whether to accept his resignation
- 08:41ABC News Belgian PM quits after budget talks fail as king mulls whether to accept resignation
- 06:40The Philadelphia Inquirer Belgian prime minister quits after budget talks fail as king mulls whether to accept his resignation
- 05:49Bloomberg Belgian Premier Offers Resignation, Will Continue Budget Talks