▁ ▁New ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁where ▁the ▁separ at ist ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁New ▁F lem ish ▁Alliance ▁won ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁in ▁Fland ers , ▁while ▁the ▁pro - unity ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁won ▁the ▁elections ▁in ▁French - spe aking ▁Belg ium . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁winning ▁parties ▁on ▁a ▁community ▁and ▁social - e conom ic ▁level , ▁government ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁formation ▁took ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 4 1 ▁days , ▁breaking ▁the ▁world ▁government ▁formation ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 4 9 ▁days , ▁previously ▁set ▁by ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ten ▁months ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁Leb anon ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Let erme ▁a ims ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁job ▁as ▁deput y ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁O E CD ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁although ▁that ▁it ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁unlikely ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁that ▁he ' d ▁leave ▁the ▁post ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁care t aker ▁government ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁However , ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁E lio ▁Di ▁R up o ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁federal ▁elections ▁and ▁after math ▁ ▁Federal ▁elections ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁F