FILE PHOTO: Belgium's King Philippe delivers a speech on National Day at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium, July 16, 2020. Didier Lebrun/Pool via Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sixteen months after elections, Belgium may finally have a new government as King Philippe on Wednesday tasked the caretaker finance minister and the leader of the Francophone Socialist Party with forming a ruling coalition.
Paul Magnette, in his second stint as leader of the Socialist Party, and Alexander De Croo, who formerly headed the Dutch-speaking liberals and is one of four deputy premiers, will report on their progress to the king on Sept. 28, the palace said in a statement.
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