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.
01:20The first axes of the program are two things. On the one hand, to lead a right-wing socio-economic policy,
01:29and on the other hand, to send a message about immigration, which is roughly the tenet of many
01:38governments in Europe today. To close the migratory issue, to close the issue of asylum
01:46Bart de Wever's speech should resonate with most of his European counterparts,
01:52whom the Belgian Prime Minister met a few hours after being sworn in.