0 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁Johan ▁V ande ▁Lan otte ▁( Form er ▁Le ader ▁of ▁SP . A ) ▁as ▁medi ator : ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Did ier ▁Rey nd ers ▁( Min ister ▁of ▁Fin ance ; ▁Le ader ▁of ▁MR ) ▁as ▁inform ateur : ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁W outer ▁Be ke ▁( L ead er ▁of ▁CD & V ) ▁as ▁negoti ator : ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Di ▁R up o ▁as ▁form ateur : ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Di ▁R up o ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister : ▁since ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁and ▁spec ulation ▁on ▁the ▁possible ▁partition ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁as ▁government ▁formation ▁had ▁been ▁drag ging ▁on ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁year , ▁party ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁separ at ist ▁Wal lo on ▁R ally ▁( which ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁seats ▁in ▁parliament ) ▁have ▁had ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁for ▁a ▁Popular ▁Mov ement ▁party ▁of ▁French ▁President ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy