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Belgium’s coalition government was plunged into a leadership crisis on 2 November 2026 after Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered or presented his resignation amid a dispute over a savings plan intended to ease pressure on the national budget.

The coalition had been divided over the budget measures, and the dispute escalated into a resignation-related confrontation involving De Wever. The supplied reports describe the move in different terms, ranging from an offer or threat to resign to the presentation of his resignation.

King Filip I has begun consultations with leaders of the parties in the governing coalition, according to reports by EL PAÍS and ANSA. EL PAÍS reported that the king had not clarified whether he would accept De Wever’s resignation.

The immediate outcome remains unresolved: the reports establish the coalition dispute, De Wever’s resignation-related action and the king’s consultations, but do not confirm that the resignation was formally accepted.

SOURCES

  1. EL PAÍSEl primer ministro de Bélgica presenta su dimisión por el colapso de la negociación presupuestaria
  2. ANSAIl governo del Belgio si spacca sulla manovra, il premier si dimette
  3. HandelsblattMöglicher Rücktritt: Belgischer Ministerpräsident droht offenbar mit Rücktritt