Brussels: Belgium's King Albert II accepted today the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Yves Leterme but asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity, the royal palace said in a statement.
"The king has accepted the resignation of the government and ordered it to carry out day-to-day business," the statement said.
It gave no indication of who might replace Leterme, who resigned Friday following allegations that his aides had sought to influence a court ruling linked to the break-up of Fortis, one of the kingdom's biggest banks.
After Leterme handed in his resignation, the king deferred a decision on whether to accept it and conducted a series of meetings with senior Belgian politicians throughout the weekend and today.
