# Belgian PM offers resignation over budget deadlock; king defers decision

https://mins.news/en/item/126489

- CGTN, 2026-11-02 10:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-02/news-1RKkCXiIDv2/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his resignation after budget talks collapsed, but King Philippe deferred a decision on whether to accept it. The king will consult governing coalition leaders from Tuesday and meet De Wever again on Friday. The five-party coalition remains split over a proposed 10-billion-euro mix of spending cuts and tax increases.

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