Same Same but Better than the Same
Belgium does better than Cambodia!!!
Between July 27th 2003 and July 15th 2004, Cambodia was without a government. Today Belgium has surpassed this record: 353 days…
And Elio Di Rupo, the MP negotiating with the various Belgian political parties to form a new government, literally having no voice, Belgium goes for a difficult to beat record…
Belgium: the cradle of surrealism?
BELGIUM. Brussels. 21/07/2009: Seats for members of the government during National Parade.
BELGIUM. Brussels. 21/07/2009: Inflatable crown at the National Parade.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 4/10/2003: 60 days after elections, the new National Assembly was supposed to meet. Only the elected members of the CPP (Cambodian People's Party) showed up. Elected FUNCINPEC and SRP (Sam Rainsy Party) members, contesting the election results and gathered in a newly formed Democratic Coalition, refused to endorse the new National Assembly by not showing up. King Norodom Sihanouk then invited all three parties to the swearing-in ceremony at his place. Deputie's cars waiting outside Palace.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 15/07/2004: Finally, more than 11 months after elections, the National Assembly votes for a new government after the signing of a controversial amendment to the constitution by Nhek Bun Chhay in both the absence of King Norodom Sihanouk and Chea Sim, head of Senate. Parliamentarians voting in favor.