Yves Leterme
'Bart de Wever's willingness to nominate Elio Di Rupo for Belgian PM seems a trap'
Vincent Laborderie, a researcher at the Catholic University of Leuven (UCL), bakes some humble pie for the alarmists with his portrait of post-crisis Belgium
yves leterme, brussels, identity, populism, elections, european union, politics
Belgium elections: rise of radical Flemish nationalist party, N-VA
13 June 2010 marks just under twenty years since Belgians went to the polls for an early election. Belgians have voted six times in the last seven years: surrealism? Maybe. The last years resemble one long-winded election campaign, during which not one party made the smallest concession
yves leterme, brussels, populism, elections, separatism, vlaams belang, politics
EU elections on 7 June in Belgium to contend with crisis and regional elections
On 7 June there will be two kinds of elections in Belgium: European and regional elections. In December 2008, prime minister Yves Leterme’s resignation ended the political crisis in Belgium. So what's really at stake in this context? Can a European issue emerge among the omnipresent discussions on its future?
yves leterme, eudebate2009, politics, vote, belgium, herman van rompuy, guy verhofstadt
