The Belgian Prime Minister resigns | World

The administration of Michel struggles to struggle since the beginning of the month, when one of the parties of his coalition left the government for not accepting the country's accession to the Global Compact on Migration United Nations. Since then, Michel has led a fragile minority government in Parliament.

Understanding the global pact for migration

Last Sunday (16), Belgium's accession to this pact was the subject of violent demonstrations by right-wing groups in Brussels, which resulted in the arrest of nearly 100 people.

Prior to his resignation, Michel had even urged Parliament to unite within his government to form a "goodwill coalition" until the next federal election. He also proposed a roadmap However, the Socialists and the Greens considered the call with suspicion. They thought that Michel's proposals, affiliated to the French Reform Movement, the party in fashion,

The coalition being faced with difficulties ten days ago, the opposition had asked Michel to submit a vote of confidence in Parliament. The latter having refused, the members of the opposition decided to present the motion on their own behalf. Michel decided to resign even before the vote.

"I have concluded that my appeal did not convince I have not been listened to I must respect and take note of the situation I make the decision to resign and my intention is to appear before the king immediately, "said the prime minister in plenary.

Michel had been in office since October 2014. On December 8, with the departure of the (N-VA) coalition government, Michel lost the support of more than three dozen MPs and a dozen senators, before heading a minority government.

Officially, the Flemish nationalists announced their departure. the government because of Michel's support for the "Global Compact for a safe, orderly and regular migration of the United Nations", signed on December 10 in Marrakech, Morocco.

The decision of the N-VA was considered by the Belgian press as an electoral tactic to attract conservative voters in the federal elections, scheduled for May 2019.

Even before his departure from power, the Flemish nationalists used already social networks of the party to spread alarmist mountains against immigration. Some showed foreign-looking women wearing veils and messages such as "United Nations Pact for Migration = it is harder to stop illegal immigrants".

The Global Compact does not only concern Belgium. but the United States refused to participate in the talks, but after 18 months they refused to participate in the discussions. Nearly three dozen nations refused to sign, including Poland, Hungary and Austria.

The Michel Temer government even signed the pact, but the same day, the future foreign minister Ernesto Araújo has elected President Jair Bolsonaro, will leave the pact. According to him, immigration must be treated according to "the reality and sovereignty of each country".

Shortly after, Bolsonaro made further criticisms: "We are all migrants to Brazil, but we can not open the door to [todo mundo] being good," Bolsonaro said.