2007–08 Belgian government formation partition of Belgium. On November 6, the formation talks became the longest in Belgian history. When the Parliament confirmed the formation of an interim Government, it had been 196 days since the Belgian people had voted out the previous coalition. It was the second longest formation period in European history, after the Dutch record of 208 days in 1977. Talks were interrupted twice by the resignation of the "formateur", which left the political parties waiting for a new appointment by the King. Guy Verhofstadt was appointed as mediator on December 3, with the task not only of looking into the
Coalition for a European Montenegro Coalition for a European Montenegro Coalition for a European Montenegro (Montenegrin: Коалиција за Европску Црну Гору, "Koalicija za Evropsku Crnu Goru") was the ruling political alliance in Montenegro headed by Milo Đukanović's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS). Consisting of two additional parties (SDP and Liberals), "Coalition for European Montenegro" is the latest installment of the DPS-led political alliances that have ruled Montenegro since 1998. This current ruling alliance, much like its earlier predecessors did, derives its strength and is driven by the prestige and personal authority of Milo Đukanović. Following the internal turmoil within the DPS during late 1996 and