Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme has offered to resign amid a political dispute, the press office of the Belgian parliament reported on Thursday. File photo of Yves Leterme|200pxThe Belgian king, King Albert II , has not yet accepted the prime minister's offer. He and Leterme met on Thursday's afternoon, the office said. The king said that the resulting political turbulence from the resignation "seriously threatens" the country's standing in the European Union. Leterme also resigned as prime minister in late 2008 over a banking scandal. He returned to office last November when former PM Herman van Rompuy gave up the post to become the first, full-time head of the European Union. Without the VLD, the other four government parties have 76 of 150 lower house seats in the parliament, although governing with such a small majority would be hard, Al Jazeera says. 
Belgian prime minister has offered to resign amid a political dispute, the press office of the Belgian parliament reported on Thursday. File photo of Yves Leterme|200pxThe Belgian king, , has not yet accepted the prime minister's offer. He and Leterme met on Thursday's afternoon, the office said. The king said that the resulting political turbulence from the resignation "seriously threatens" the country's standing in the European Union. Leterme also resigned as prime minister in late 2008 over a banking scandal. He returned to office last November when former PM gave up the post to become the first, full-time head of the European Union. Without the VLD, the other four government parties have 76 of 150 lower house seats in the parliament, although governing with such a small majority would be hard, says. Related news
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