Verhofstadt III Government
The Belgian interim government Verhofstadt III was dated 21 December 2007 until 20 March 2008 at the office. On December 23, 2007 they said the Chamber of Deputies of the trust. The government consisted of fourteen Ministers (Prime Minister included).
This third of Guy Verhofstadt (VLD ) -led government was composed of the Flemish (Open VLD) and Francophone Liberals ( MR), the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD & V) - but without their former cartel partners, the N -VA (Flemish nationalists ) - and the Francophone center humanists ( cdH ) and Socialists (PS ) together. The Flemish Socialists ( sp.a ), however, were not part of the coalition and thus the government Verhofstadt III was the first asymmetric government in Belgian history.
In the federal elections of 10 June 2007, the outgoing government Verhofstadt II lost, a social-liberal coalition, just their majority. The party Verhofstadt (Open VLD) had to be content with 11.8 % (18 seats ) and the fourth place. Election winner Yves Leterme of the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD & V), however, made it in two attempts not to form a government. After a long political crisis that has stoked particularly by the divergent opinions of Flemings and Francophones with respect to a new state reform, King Albert II asked the outgoing prime minister in December with the formation of a transitional government. On 21 December 2007 and 195 days after the elections of June 2007, the government presented Verhofstadt III from their oath.
The government had been clearly established as a purely transitional government to life and should only her successor pave the way. On 20 March 2008 she stepped back and closed the same day the Leterme I Government presented their oath before the King from.