Belgians strip off to mark political impasse

BELGIUM celebrated its entrance into the Guinness Book of Records for taking the longest time to form a government with striptease on the streets, beer drinking and a fries revolution.

In each of the main cities of this politically divided country, students took to the streets to protest that even after 249 days their politicians have not managed to form a government.

In the Flemish city of Ghent several students stripped to their underwear in one of the main squares despite the cold to make their point. Actress Marijke Pinoy led the strip in support of the “Not in our Name” group.