FT.com: Belgium eases political impasse - by Sarah Laitner

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Belgium's political crisis eased when parties from both sides of the country's language divide yesterday agreed on an interim government, six months after a divisive election. Guy Verhofstadt, outgoing premier, will lead the temporary administration of Christian Democrats, Liberals and Socialists. It will stay in power until March 23 2008 at the latest, with its main task likely to be drafting a budget. Yves Leterme, the Flemish Christian Democrat who triumphed in the election, is expected to become prime minister after the interim government gives up office.