▁the ▁country ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁govern ed ▁by ▁an ▁inter im ▁government . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Di ▁R up o ▁I ▁Government ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁negoti ators ▁ ▁The ▁various ▁political ▁parties ▁had ▁not ▁succeeded ▁in ▁forming ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁for ▁ 5 4 1 ▁days , ▁which ▁broke ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁period ▁without ▁a ▁government . ▁During ▁that ▁period ▁several ▁people ▁had ▁made ▁failed ▁attempts ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁agreement , ▁until ▁E lio ▁Di ▁R up o ▁finally ▁succeeded ▁( in ▁chron ological ▁order ▁and ▁all ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁King ): ▁ ▁Bart ▁De ▁W ever ▁( L ead er ▁of ▁N - VA ) ▁as ▁inform ateur : ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁E lio ▁Di ▁R up o ▁( L ead er ▁of ▁PS ) ▁as ▁pre - form ateur : ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁D anny ▁Piet ers ▁( Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ; ▁N - VA ) ▁and ▁André ▁F lah aut ▁( Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Representatives ; ▁PS ) ▁as ▁medi ators : ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁De ▁W ever ▁as ▁clar ific ator : ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1