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    Elio Di Rupo (French: [eljo di ʁupo]; born 18 July 1951) is a Belgian politician who has served as the minister-president of Wallonia since 2019. He is...
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  • 2011, and 589 days without an elected government with Elio Di Rupo named Prime Minister of the Di Rupo I Government. Tensions had risen between the Flemings...
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    Di Rupo became the world's first male openly gay head of government (and second of any gender, after Iceland's Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir). Elio Di Rupo also...
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    sworn in on 15 July 2024 On 13 September 2019 it was announced that Elio Di Rupo would become the minister-President of Wallonia again for the third time...
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    2009 to 2012. From 2012 to 2020, De Croo served in the governments of Elio Di Rupo, Charles Michel, and Sophie Wilmès as a deputy prime minister of Belgium...
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    Busquin, 1992–1999 Elio Di Rupo, 1999–2011 Thierry Giet, 2011–2013 (ad interim) Paul Magnette, 2013–2014 (ad interim) Elio Di Rupo, 2014–2019 Paul Magnette...
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  • racing driver Elio De Anna (born 1949), Italian rugby union player and politician Elio De Silvestro (born 1993), Italian footballer Elio Di Rupo (born 1951)...
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    27 seats, just one more than the francophone Socialist Party, led by Elio Di Rupo, which was the largest party in the Wallonia region and Brussels. It...
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    cabinet, where he revealed his intention to abdicate to Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo and to the deputy prime ministers. This came less than one month after...
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    of State for Asylum, Immigration, and Social Integration in the newly Di Rupo Government which would be formed in December 2011. On 6 December, she becomes...
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    served as the 12th Minister-President of Wallonia (2007–2014), replacing Elio Di Rupo, one month after a historical defeat of the socialists in the federal...
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  • président du PS Elio Di Rupo sur les plateaux de la RTBF et de RTL-TVi, répétant qu'il ne souhaitait pas ce scénario. "Clarificateur: Elio Di Rupo précise sa...
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    On 6 December 2011 Leterme was finally succeeded as prime minister by Elio Di Rupo, ending the longest run of a caretaker government in the developed world...
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    re-enter government as well, or "re-conquer" as formulated by leader Elio Di Rupo, after being in the opposition at federal level and being ousted from...
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    (1906–1994), Belgian Rexist politician, leader of Waffen SS Walloon contingent Elio Di Rupo, (born 1951) the first Belgian Prime Minister of non-Belgian descent...
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    schools. In response to Duda's comments, former Prime Minister of Belgium Elio Di Rupo publicly asked the European Commission for an official reaction. Soon...
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    marriage and adoption rights. The previous Prime Minister of Belgium, Elio Di Rupo, is an openly gay man, and was one of the few heads of government in...
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  • Vlinderakkoord; French: Accord papillon), referring to the bow tie which Elio Di Rupo nearly always wears. Political reform The Belgian Senate will no longer...
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    lijst Vooruit". vrt nws. Retrieved 28 November 2023. Nicolas Zinque, "Elio Di Rupo sera bien tête de liste PS aux élections européennes", Sudinfo, 30 November...
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    utmost importance; the Queen of Belgium Paola Ruffo di Calabria or the former Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo are examples. According to official statistics from...
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  • Nevertheless, when on 27 March 2014, Laurent Louis called the Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo a pedophile, the other members of parliament left the room in protest...
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    Kris Peeters Koen Geens Didier Reynders Alexander De Croo Preceded by Elio Di Rupo Succeeded by Sophie Wilmès President of the Reformist Movement In office...
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  • year. However, a new government was sworn in on 6 December 2011 with Elio Di Rupo as Prime Minister. Of the Flemish parties, the alliance of Christian...
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    Finance, Employment and Sustainable Development for the city under Elio Di Rupo's PS-MR coalition. During the 2014 regional elections Bouchez was listed...
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    period of several years. After the legislative elections of 10 June 2007, Elio Di Rupo, who was then President of the Walloon Socialist Party, asked Paul Magnette...
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    September 2005. He resigned amid the ICDI affair and was replaced by Elio Di Rupo. He also served as mayor of Charleroi (1983-2000). "Eight politicians...
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  • mayor, openly gay, mayor of Oberndorf bei Salzburg] Prime Minister – Elio Di Rupo (PS) – 2011 [First openly gay male to head a Belgian national government...
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    the popular (some would say populist) Steve Stevaert. The fact that Elio Di Rupo was learning Dutch caused rumours that he hoped to become prime minister...
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    by a centre-left coalition MR-cdH. The current Minister-President is Elio Di Rupo. Following several state reforms, especially the 1993 state reform, Belgium...
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    participation]. vrt.be. 13 July 2024. "Elio Di Rupo (PS) wordt minister-president van paars-groene regering in Wallonië" [Elio Di Rupo (PS) becomes minister-president...
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