Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever sworn in as Belgian prime minister

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More than seven months after the parliamentary elections in June 2024, political talks have resulted in the formation of a coalition government led by nationalist Bart De Wever.

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00:00236 days of negotiations to form a government. Since Monday, Belgium finally has a fully

00:10fledged federal executive. The coalition is headed by a Flemish pro-independence Prime

00:15Minister. To govern, Bart de Wever will be relying on his N-VA party, as well as the

00:20Flemish socialists, the French-speaking liberals and the Christian Democrats of both language

00:25communities. However, this time, the government is strongly leaning right, which makes it

00:30an unusually monocolour government for the Belgians.

00:55Paradoxically, Bart de Wever has built his political career against the Belgian federal

01:09government, which he is now in charge of. The Flemish leader heads a coalition that

01:14leans strongly to the right, a shift that is also reflected in the government agreement.

01:19The first axes of the program are two things. On the one hand, to lead a right-wing socio-economic

01:29policy, and on the other hand, to send a message on immigration, which is roughly the tenet

01:37of many governments in Europe today. To close the migratory issue, to close the issue of

01:44asylum. Bart de Wever's speech should resonate with most of his European counterparts, whom

01:53the Belgian Prime Minister met a few hours after being sworn in.

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