Belgian Talks Reach Overtime in French-Flemish Clash
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Belgian government talks went into overtime as French-speaking parties pressed the richer Dutch-speaking north to accept an offer of greater regional autonomy.
French-speaking Socialist party leader Elio Di Rupo bowed to a plea by King Albert II to continue seven-party talks to form a government, keeping alive his bid to become Belgium’s first native French-speaking prime minister since 1974.