Lysistrata 2011 
Belgium is without a government since June last year. The elections, held after the fall of the executive of Yves Leterme, produced a highly fragmented and quarrelsome parliament. First party is found to be the "New Flemish Alliance" by Bart de Woever, training separatist Flemish-style centrist who take over the division of Flanders from Belgium. Following instead the Walloon Socialist Party, Elio di Rupo (the one who was involved in the Dutroux scandal). During the election campaign the two top leaders had openly clashed. De Woever was a rage against welfarism which survive through the valleys, while Di Rupo continued to whine defending the indefensible parasitism of his countrymen. From the start it appeared difficult to reconcile the two views in a country where tensions between Flemish and Walloons is hot and mutual tolerance has reached its limit. King Albert II has tried to mediate trying to create a coalition, bringing together the largest force in Flanders (the "New Flemish Alliance") and the greater strength of Wallonia (the "Walloon Socialist Party), there has not been anything to do. Mutual vetoes, disputes between the Flemish and French forces, who want to leave the Flemish, Walloons who begin to think to pull the plug on this pathetic joke called the geo-political Belgium, and so on. Meanwhile, however, the economy starts to go wrong. Leterme's government, in office for routine administration can not make policy decisions and Belgium began to fall and is now in the focus of international speculation. Belgium took to the streets a few weeks ago, outraged by its political class, but it did not do anything. So the bizarre proposal of Senator Marleen Temmerman, the Flemish Socialist Party, which asked women to join in a sex strike, taking the example of what has been done by Lysistrata and her companions in the famous comedy by Aristophanes. The senator pointed out that the it was precisely a mere provocation, but expressed disappointment and dismay throughout the country for eight months without a government and seriously threatened to go to keep company with Ireland, Greece and Iceland.
Belgium is without a government since June last year. The elections, held after the fall of the executive of Yves Leterme, produced a highly fragmented and quarrelsome parliament. First party is found to be the "New Flemish Alliance" by Bart de Woever, training separatist Flemish-style centrist who take over the division of Flanders from Belgium. Following instead the Walloon Socialist Party, Elio di Rupo (the one who was involved in the Dutroux scandal). During the election campaign the two top leaders had openly clashed. De Woever was a rage against welfarism which survive through the valleys, while Di Rupo continued to whine defending the indefensible parasitism of his countrymen. From the start it appeared difficult to reconcile the two views in a country where tensions between Flemish and Walloons is hot and mutual tolerance has reached its limit. King Albert II has tried to mediate trying to create a coalition, bringing together the largest force in Flanders (the "New Flemish Alliance") and the greater strength of Wallonia (the "Walloon Socialist Party), there has not been anything to do. Mutual vetoes, disputes between the Flemish and French forces, who want to leave the Flemish, Walloons who begin to think to pull the plug on this pathetic joke called the geo-political Belgium, and so on. Meanwhile, however, the economy starts to go wrong. Leterme's government, in office for routine administration can not make policy decisions and Belgium began to fall and is now in the focus of international speculation. Belgium took to the streets a few weeks ago, outraged by its political class, but it did not do anything. So the bizarre proposal of Senator Marleen Temmerman, the Flemish Socialist Party, which asked women to join in a sex strike, taking the example of what has been done by Lysistrata and her companions in the famous comedy by Aristophanes. The senator pointed out that the it was precisely a mere provocation, but expressed disappointment and dismay throughout the country for eight months without a government and seriously threatened to go to keep company with Ireland, Greece and Iceland. 
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