Word: baudouine
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...their exiled King. In a seven-minute speech, recorded in Switzerland and put on the radio in Belgium, Leopold outlined a compromise plan for his return. He asked that he be recalled to the throne, whereupon he would "temporarily" cede the royal powers to his 19-year-old son Baudouin. In Brussels anti-Leopoldists asked: How long is "temporarily...
Crown Prince Baudouin. What made Devèze believe the stubborn factions were ready for harmony? "That's my secret," chirped the little corporal, then added brightly: "Have pity on the pianist...
Leopold had said that if he got less than 55% of the vote he would abdicate in favor of his son, Baudouin I (rhymes, approximately, with road man). Many of his opponents conceded that he should be allowed to return if he got 65%. Leaders of the Liberal Party, which holds the balance of power in Parliament, imposed a stricter condition: they would vote against Leopold unless he got a majority in all three sections of the country-Flanders, Wallonia and Brabant (the Brussels area...
Eyskens decided to go to Pregny, Switzerland, to confer with the exiled King. Three possibilities: 1) Leopold will be allowed to come back with the understanding that he will immediately abdicate in favor of Baudouin; 2) the Christian Socialists will dissolve the government and seek a clear pro-Leopold majority in a new election; 3) some Liberal members of Parliament, noting that many of their party members voted for Leopold, may join with the Christian Socialists in voting for the King's return...
...deepening the division between Flemings (who tend to support the King) and Walloons (who distrust his alleged pro-Flemish sympathies). Leopold, said one report, favored a solution that would allow him to return to Brussels with honor vindicated and constitution upheld, then abdicate in favor of his son Baudouin...