Belgium's new government was installed on Monday, almost eight months after an election won by the Flemish nationalist N-VA party. N-VA leader Bart De Wever was appointed as prime minister, marking the first time the federal Belgian government will be led by a Flemish nationalist.

Right-wing Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever and his Cabinet were sworn in on Monday 240 days after the Belgian elections. The leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) and former mayor of Antwerp took the oath of office in the Royal Palace of Brussels in French,

Conservative Bart De Wever was sworn in Monday as Belgium's new prime minister after seven months of tortuous negotiations to reach a coalition deal that shifts the country to the right. De Wever

Conservative Bart De Wever has been sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister, after striking a hard-fought coalition deal that moves the country to the right.