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Is Belgium breaking apart?

AdministratorOctober 14, 2012

Local elections this weekend in Belgium are about much more than they usually would be. In Antwerp, for instance, if the nationalist politician Bart de Wever becomes mayor, he'll kickstart a campaign that could end in the breakup of the country - into a Dutch speaking Flanders and a French speaking Wallonia. The language issue is a dominant issue in campaigns. James Panichi reports.

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