page_title: 2014 Belgian government formation
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: 2014 Belgian government formation / Timeline
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Inaugurale zetelverdeling van de Belgische Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers in 2014
context_page_description: Following the simultaneous federal elections and regional elections of 25 May 2014, negotiations started to form a new Federal Government as well as new regional governments: a Flemish, Walloon, French Community and Brussels Government. A Government of the German-speaking Community was formed only a few days after the elections.
  The outgoing federal Di Rupo Government consisted of a tripartite of the three traditional "ideological families": Flemish and French-speaking Christian democrats, liberals and socialists.
  The Michel Government formed during these negotiations consists of a centre-right coalition of the Flemish nationalists, the Flemish Christian democrats and the liberal parties; i.e. only one party at French-speaking side. The new Flemish Government reflects the same coalition, whereas the Walloon and French Community Governments are made up of the PS and cdH, main centre-left parties that now became opposition at federal level.
context_section_description: Prior to the elections, N-VA expressed its desire to start with the formation of a Flemish Government before a Federal Government, a so-called "confederal logic". Forming regional governments is politically easier. CD&V however stressed the importance of negotiating at both levels in parallel.
caption: Federal Chamber of Representatives following the elections
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