Belgium has now been without a full government for one year, and caretaker Prime Minister Yves Leterme is ramping up calls for a decision to be reached soon.
While the government of Yves Leterme collapsed this time last year, a replacement is still yet to be found, with an election and continuous negotiations leadign to nothing but frustration for the 10.5 million people of Belgium.
Caretaker Prime Minister Leterme, who resigned when his party collapsed, has said that up to three more months could be required to form a coalition.
One of the biggest stumbling blocks to reaching agreement are the demands of the two main parties, the N-VA nationalists of Bart De Wever in Flanders and the PS Walloon Socialists of Elio Di Rupo in Wallonia.
Political arties are divided along linguistic lines, with Flemish-speaking Belgians making up 6 million, and French-speakers 4.5 million of the population.
Reaching compromise between the parties' demands is proving to be difficult and extremely time-consuming.
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy, who was Belgian prime minister before going to the EU in December 2009, called the situation "extremely pitiful."
He says the need to approve vital economic policies adds increasing pressure for a full government to be decided upon.
But with the country stuck in political limbo, such policies will have to wait until the parties reach a decision.
