BELGIUM: Enter Max

For close onto two months, Belgium has been looking for a Government— and being disappointed. On Apr. 5, Premier Theunis resigned because the Socialists had gained 12 seats in the general election. King Albert summoned Emile Van der Velde to the palace and invited him to form a Cabinet. He failed (TIME, Apr. 20). The King summoned Charles de Broqueville to the palace and invited him to form a Cabinet. He failed. The King summoned Aloys Van de Vyvere to the palace and invited him to form a Cabinet. He succeeded (TIME,...

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