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In Brussels, streets are being named after the country's first interim government (Photo: EUobserver)

Belgium hits world record for lack of government

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS — Belgium on Thursday (17 February) will mark 249 days of political deadlock, the current world record for a state to agree a new government. No deal appears likely to emerge anytime soon in the country which hosts the EU institutions, despite protests ranging from marches to no-sex boycotts.

Belgium equalled the world record held by Iraq, where divergences between the Sunni and Shia Muslim groups in 2010 were overcome after 249 days, leading to the formation of a...

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In Brussels, streets are being named after the country's first interim government (Photo: EUobserver)

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