Belgian prime minister offers to resign

Belgium’s political and linguistic conflicts returned with a vengeance on the 15 July 2008 after Yves Leterme, Prime Minister, tendered his resignation in a dispute over regional autonomy.

France24, 18.7.08: Belgium king rejects PM's resignation http://www.france24.com/en/20080718-belgium-political-crisis-king-albert-rejects-pm-resignation-yves-leterme&navi=MONDE

BBC News, 17.7.08: Belgian PM's resignation rejected http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7512975.stm

Spiegel Online International, 18.7.08: Belgian King Wants to Try Again http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,566680,00.html

France24, 16.7.08: Belgium in crisis following PM resignation offer http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-belgium-premier-resigns-parliament-leterme-resignation-king&navi=MONDE

BBC News, 16.7.08: Belgian PM resignation: Readers react http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7509785.stm

BBC News, 16.7.08: Bid to rescue Belgian government http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7509092.stm

BBC News, 15.7.08: Belgian PM offers his resignation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7506640.stm

Spiegel Online International, 15.7.08: Belgian Premier Leterme Submits Resignation http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,565950,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 15.7.08: Belgium Thrust into New Crisis as PM, Government Quit http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3486045,00.html

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 15.7.08: Belgian government resigns before it really started http://www.rnw.nl/english

ESO: Background information: Belgium finally gets new government http://www.europeansources.info/record/belgium-finally-gets-new-government/

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