Belgium’s King Philippe tried to plot a way out of the country’s political crisis on Friday after coalition talks collapsed over a budget row a day earlier. He appointed Maxime Prévot, leader of the Walloon centrist Committed Ones party, as “mediator.” Prévot is tasked with bringing the positions of the five parties involved in the negotiations closer and was asked to report back on Sept. 2. The five parties are the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA, right-wing); the Reformist Movement (MR, center-right); Forward (center-left); the Christian Democrat and Flemish Party (centrist); and Prévot’s own party. Time is ticking for the country…
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