Belgium on the verge of a split?

A year after the parliamentary elections in Belgium, the country's citizens are losing their faith in the country. De Standaard reports that according to a recent poll, one in two Flemish citizens believes the country cannot go on in its present state. "This Belgium can no longer function. The total political stalemate has only been partially covered - first by the interim government Verhofstadt III and now by the pro forma government Leterme I. ... But the reality is inescapable: the federation is in the midst of a profound crisis - so profound that its continuity can no longer be guaranteed, as unreal as a post-Belgian scenario may seem to many now. ... We are heading fast towards the choice between a 'pseudo-Belgium' and a 'post-Belgium'. ... In a year, at most, the current political blockade will lead to early elections and a deepening of the rift."

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