BELGIUM: COALITION GOVERNMENT RESIGNS -- PRIME MINISTER BOEYNANTS AT PRESS CONFERENCE.

Record ID: 377011

  • Title: BELGIUM: COALITION GOVERNMENT RESIGNS -- PRIME MINISTER BOEYNANTS AT PRESS CONFERENCE.
  • Date: 7th February 1968
  • Summary: POLICE OUTSIDE BRUSSELS GOVERNMENT BUILDING; MINISTERS AND PRESS IN CORRIDORS; M. HOUGARDY WITH PRESS; PRIME MINISTER VANDEN BOEYNANTS TALKS TO PRESS. Initials IF/VS/CR/BB. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 22nd February 1968 13:00
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  • Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
  • Country: Belgium
  • Reuters ID: LVA4F4RKLL095TWMZCLBLI3UWNIC
  • Story Text: KING BAUDOUIN TODAY (7 FEBRUARY) ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF THE BELGIAN COALITION GOVERNMENT, SUBMITTED TO HIM BY PRIME MINISTER PAUL VANDEN BOEYNANTS. MR. VANDEN BOEYNANTS HAD EARLIER ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION OF RESIGNING, FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY CABINET MEETING WHICH FAILED TO FIND A COMPROMISE SOLUTION TO THE FUTURE ORGANISATION OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN.

    THE CABINET HAD HOPED TO REACH A LAST MINUTE COMPROMISE AS TO WHETHER THE 500-YEAR-OLD UNIVERSITY SHOULD ABANDON TUITION IN FRENCH. MANY OF THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED THE EXPULSION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S FRENCH SECTION TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY'S LANGUAGE BARRIER, BUT AN EQUALLY STRONG FRENCH-SPEAKING BODY OPPOSED THE MOVE.

    THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN IN A CARETAKER CAPACITY UNTIL A NEW ONE IS FORMED. IT HAS BEEN IN OFFICE SINCE MARCH 19, 1966.
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