. ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁December , ▁King ▁Albert ▁II ▁gave ▁H erman ▁Van ▁Rom pu y ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁forming ▁a ▁new ▁government , ▁which ▁would ▁include ▁the ▁current ▁r uling ▁parties . ▁Van ▁Rom pu y ▁and ▁his ▁government ▁were ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Let erme ▁II ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Y ves ▁Let erme ▁( who ▁had ▁replaced ▁Van ▁Rom pu y ▁again ▁when ▁Van ▁Rom pu y ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Council ) ▁fell ▁over ▁the ▁Br uss els - H alle - V il voor de ▁issue . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁federal ▁elections ▁and ▁after math ▁ ▁Federal ▁elections ▁An ▁early ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁F lem ish ▁Alliance ▁( N - VA ) ▁winning ▁most ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁F lem ish - spe aking ▁areas ▁and ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( PS ) ▁in ▁French - spe aking ▁Belg ium . ▁Nation ally ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁were ▁almost ▁even ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁seats ▁for ▁the ▁N - VA ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁for ▁the ▁PS , ▁the ▁remaining ▁seats ▁being ▁split ▁between ▁ten ▁other ▁parties . ▁Until ▁ 5 4 1 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁elections , ▁no ▁agreement ▁could ▁be ▁reached ▁among ▁the ▁parties ▁on ▁a ▁coal ition ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁and ▁during ▁that ▁period