Belgian PM De Croo announces resignation after heavy election loss
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Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo resigned after his party's substantial defeat in federal and regional polls. He'll serve in a caretaker role during anticipated coalition talks. De Croo acknowledged the loss, stating, "This is a very difficult evening for us." His Flemish liberal party, Open VLD, faced a projected loss of almost half its seats in the Chamber of Representatives. The linguistically divided country, with Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south, held the elections alongside the European Parliament polls.