Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has announced his resignation after regional election result revealed disappointing loss to the right-wing nationalist New Flemish Alliance Bart De Wever.
Croo will hand in his resignation to Belgium’s King Philippe today at the royal palace in Brussels but will remain acting prime minister for months while the coalition talks continue.
His Flemish liberal party, Open VLD, is projected to lose almost half its seats in the Chamber of Representatives while The right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) is projected to finish in first place and the far-right Vlaams Belang securing 14% of the vote.
However, De Wever, who wants to be the next prime minister, has repeatedly insisted that he will not make a deal with Vlaams Belang this time either.
