IHT: Belgian crisis deepens after collapse of coalition talks

After a record 150 days without government, Flemish parties worsened
the situation by using their majority in Parliament to vote for
carving out a bilingual electoral district in and around Brussels.
They did so for the first time in many decades, and against the wishes
of their French-speaking counterparts, effectively abandoning a
tradition of consensus politics.

"We've lived with a certain balance," said Yvan Mayeur, a
French-speaking Socialist lawmaker. "Today the Flemish have brutally
broken that balance"

IHT: Belgian crisis deepens after collapse of coalition talks