The Archive · 1925

Fall of Belgian Cabinet

No Party Strong Enough to Dominate Other Factions: Experimental Ministry Brussels, May 22.

The new Government was defeat-Jed to-day by 98 votes to 73. There [were seven abstentions.

Later.

In the Chamber of Deputies the Communist, M. Jacquemotte, declar-fed that his party would fight any Government. The Catholic deputy, M. Renkin, condemned the negative tude of the Liberal Party.

MIN. van Devyver, the Premier, expressed the hope that another perzon than himself would succeed in bringing the Chamber to realize that a Democratic Government would result from the efforts he had made. M. Max proposed-the resolution.

After the vote the. Premier, accompanied by all the Ministers, withdrew amid loud cheers from the Right Parties.

It is announced' that after the Jdefeat in the Chamber the Minis-tern met and drew up a letter of resignation which was subsequent ity despatched: to the King.

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