Belgium's government falls: palace [View All]

Brussels - Belgium's government fell on Monday, three days after the prime minister offered his resignation in a row over language and political rights, the royal palace announced.

The collapse comes amidst feuding between Dutch- and French-speakers over the division of the Brussels electoral district, and two months before Belgium is set to take over the European Union's rotating presidency.

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The political collapse comes after more than a week of deadlock between the Flemish (Dutch-speaking) majority and francophone minority over the division of the Brussels-Hal-Vilvoorde electoral district, the only bilingual constituency in the country.