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Belgian PM proposes resignation | |
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Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme has offered his government's resignation amid a row over the break-up of the stricken Fortis bank. | Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme has offered his government's resignation amid a row over the break-up of the stricken Fortis bank. |
The proposal is being discussed at an emergency cabinet meeting. | |
But correspondents say that even if Mr Leterme offers his resignation, King Albert II may not accept it. | |
Earlierm Justice Minister Jo Vandeurzen quit after Belgium's highest court said the government had tried to influence a court ruling on the Fortis case. | |
Judges last week blocked the government's bail-out and sale of its stake in Fortis to French bank BNP. | |
They said shareholders in the company must be allowed a say in the deal. | |
"The prime minister has proposed the resignation of his government," said spokesman Peter Poulussen, as an emergency cabinet meeting was called. |