Belgian PM tenders resignation, king mulls response
BRUSSELS, April 22 |
BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme tendered his government's resignation to King Albert on Thursday and the monarch was considering whether to accept it, the palace said in a statement on Thursday.
Leterme's five-month-old government collapsed on Thursday after the Flemish liberal party withdrew its support for the five-party coalition. (Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop, editing by Timothy Heritage)
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