Belgium government mediator steps down
A Belgian government mediator, tasked with building consensus between the country's different linguistic groups, stepped down on Thursday, Jan.6, the royal palace said, raising chances of a new election.
Belgium pulled out of the political crisis, which was underway for almost a year and a half, announced Socialist leader Elio Di Rupo, the mediator in the talks and a possible future prime minister, ITAR-TASS reported.