EU climate czar Timmermans switches jobs to lead center-left in Dutch elections
1 year, 4 months ago

EU climate czar Timmermans switches jobs to lead center-left in Dutch elections

The Independent  

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New Dutch leader pledges to cut immigration as the opposition vows to root out racists in cabinet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

New Dutch leader pledges to cut immigration as the opposition vows to root out racists in cabinet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof …

Left-leaning parties lead as far right surges in Netherlands’ EU elections
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Left-leaning parties lead as far right surges in Netherlands’ EU elections

Al Jazeera  

Exit polls show surge in support for populist Geert Wilders and his anti-immigration party after victory in national election last year. Left-leaning parties in the Netherlands are projected to have narrowly won the most seats in the country’s election for the European Parliament, even as the anti-immigration party of populist far-right nationalist Geert Wilders made huge gains. The result suggests …

Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations

LA Times  

Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders of the PVV, or Party for Freedom, casts his ballot for the European election in The Hague on Thursday, the first day of continentwide voting. Having sent shock waves around Europe six months ago by becoming the biggest party in the Dutch national parliament, he now wants to build on that popularity and set the tone …

The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders
7 months, 1 week ago

The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear who would become prime minister. “We are writing history today,” Wilders proclaimed, saying he had made sure the three other coalition …

Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier
9 months, 1 week ago

Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept him to a stunning victory in the November election, said Wednesday he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Because the voice of millions of Dutch people will be heard!” After the Nov. 22 elections, Wilders’ party holds 37 seats …

Half of Dutch think Rutte should step down as PM when taking NATO job
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Half of Dutch think Rutte should step down as PM when taking NATO job

NL Times  

Over half of Netherlands residents think Mark Rutte should immediately step down as outgoing Prime Minister if he is announced as the new Secretary General of NATO. If that happens, most Dutch think Johan Remkes should take over as outgoing Prime Minister while the Cabinet formation process continues, EenVandaag reported after surveying 23,118 members of its opinion panel. A quarter …

The Netherlands is having trouble forming a new far-right government. Here’s why
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Netherlands is having trouble forming a new far-right government. Here’s why

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Talks to form a far right-led government in the Netherlands have come to a premature end, for now, leaving the Netherlands in limbo amid a stalled move to build a political coalition around anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders. Wilders said Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter, that the election’s result showed the Netherlands “wants a right-wing Cabinet with …

Dutch official says Geert Wilders and 3 other party leaders should discuss forming a new coalition
1 year ago

Dutch official says Geert Wilders and 3 other party leaders should discuss forming a new coalition

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The far-right party led by Dutch election winner Geert Wilders should open negotiations with three other parties on forming a new government, the official appointed to investigate possible coalitions said Monday. Wilders’ Party for Freedom won 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house of the Dutch parliament in the Nov. 22 election, making it the biggest …

A new Dutch parliament has been sworn in after Wilders’ victory in the national election 2 weeks ago
1 year ago

A new Dutch parliament has been sworn in after Wilders’ victory in the national election 2 weeks ago

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A new lower house of the Dutch parliament was sworn in Wednesday, two weeks after the far-right party of lawmaker Geert Wilders won a general election in a seismic shift that reverberated through Europe. While the newly configured Second Chamber is now installed, talks to form a new ruling coalition remain at an early stage, with …

Dutch election winner Wilders taps former center-left minister to look at possible coalitions
1 year ago

Dutch election winner Wilders taps former center-left minister to look at possible coalitions

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch election winner Geert Wilders tapped a former minister from the center-left Labor Party to investigate possible coalitions Tuesday, a day after the far-right leader’s first choice quit amid fraud allegations. Ahead of a meeting that confirmed the appointment of Ronald Plasterk as “scout” to hold talks with political leaders about possible coalitions, Wilders also said …

Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti-Islam firebrand known as the Dutch Donald Trump
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti-Islam firebrand known as the Dutch Donald Trump

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. Now Geert Wilders has won a massive victory in a Dutch election and is in pole position to form the next governing coalition and possibly become the Netherlands’ next prime minister. In 2009, the British government refused to let him visit the country, saying he posed a threat to …

Despite Geert Wilders’ win, the Netherlands is still hard no on Nexit
1 year, 1 month ago

Despite Geert Wilders’ win, the Netherlands is still hard no on Nexit

The Telegraph  

The Netherlands is not on course to leave the European Union, despite Geert Wilders’ landslide victory in the Dutch elections on Wednesday. Mr Wilders is a veteran eurosceptic and put a binding Nexit referendum in his Freedom Party manifesto before recording a shock first win for the hard-Right in a general election in the Netherlands. Scenting a chance of taking …

In shift to far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections
1 year, 1 month ago

In shift to far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections

LA Times  

In an unexpected result, the party of far-right politician Geert Wilders has won the most seats in Dutch parliamentary elections. Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation long known as …

The top contenders to lead the Netherlands, from a former refugee to an anti-Islam populist
1 year, 1 month ago

The top contenders to lead the Netherlands, from a former refugee to an anti-Islam populist

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — No fewer than 26 Dutch political parties are seeking a share of the 150 seats in the lower house of parliament when the Netherlands holds a general election Wednesday. Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius, People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, who could become the Netherlands’ first female prime minister, is a former refugee and now advocates cracking …

Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for gains, exit poll says
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for gains, exit poll says

Al Jazeera  

Knife-edge election set to shake up Dutch politics after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s record 13-year stint in power. The exit poll published on Wednesday by the national broadcaster NOS projected Wilders’s Party for Freedom would win 35 out of 150 seats, nine seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans’ Labour Party and Green Left alliance. The party of outgoing …

EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans
1 year, 3 months ago

EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The EU’s top official said Tuesday she would nominate the foreign minister of the Netherlands as the commissioner in charge of climate action to fill the void left by the departure of Frans Timmermans, who resigned last week to run in the Dutch general election. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen interviewed Wopke Hoekstra, who was named …

EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans
1 year, 3 months ago

EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans

The Independent  

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Dutch foreign minister is the 'right man' to fill European Commission post, prime minister says
1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch foreign minister is the 'right man' to fill European Commission post, prime minister says

The Independent  

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EU climate czar Frans Timmermans quits job to lead center-left coalition in Dutch elections
1 year, 4 months ago

EU climate czar Frans Timmermans quits job to lead center-left coalition in Dutch elections

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s climate chief quit his job in the EU’s executive arm Tuesday and will lead a broad center-left coalition of social democrats and greens going into the Dutch elections in November. “Thanks to his excellent contribution and strong personal engagement, we have made great strides towards meeting the EU’s objectives to become the first climate neutral …

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans says he wants to lead combined center-left bloc in Dutch elections
1 year, 5 months ago

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans says he wants to lead combined center-left bloc in Dutch elections

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans said Thursday he wants to lead a combined campaign by two center-left parties that are joining forces ahead of Dutch parliamentary elections in late November. He told Dutch national broadcaster NOS he has put himself forward as a candidate to lead the Labor Party and Green Left into the elections. …

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era
1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a dispute over migration that led to his government’s resignation. Rutte, the 56-year-old leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, announced his decision at a hastily arranged parliamentary debate …

Dutch PM Rutte says he will not run for fifth term in office
1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch PM Rutte says he will not run for fifth term in office

Al Jazeera  

Rutte’s decision marks the end of his run as the longest-serving government leader in Dutch history. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will not run for a fifth term in office and will leave politics following the elections in November, he said on Monday. Rutte, the leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, on Friday handed in …

The Dutch prime minister is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed
1 year, 5 months ago

The Dutch prime minister is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed

The Independent  

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The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration
1 year, 5 months ago

The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the king Saturday to hand in the resignation of his four-party coalition, setting the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year. “We are the party that can ensure a majority to significantly restrict the flow of asylum seekers,” said Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration …

The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration
1 year, 5 months ago

The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration

LA Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sits in a car as he leaves Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, on Saturday after he informed King Willem-Alexander that his coalition government has resigned. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the king Saturday to hand in the resignation of his four-party coalition, setting the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a …

Dutch Prime Minister resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch Prime Minister resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

The Hindu  

The Dutch government collapsed Friday, June 7, 2023, because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe. Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration Party for Freedom, tweeted, “Quick elections now.” Across the political spectrum, Green Left leader Jesse Klaver also called for elections and told Dutch …

Dutch premier resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch premier resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government collapsed Friday because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe. Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration Party for Freedom, tweeted, “Quick elections now.” Across the political spectrum, Green Left leader Jesse Klaver also called for elections and told …

ING: New elections may be needed in Netherlands as pressure on Rutte grows
3 years, 8 months ago

ING: New elections may be needed in Netherlands as pressure on Rutte grows

NL Times  

With many parties indicating that they do not want to join Rutte in a new cabinet, new elections may be needed, analysts at Dutch bank ING wrote on Monday. Last Thursday, Rutte’s two largest coalition partners, D66 and CDA, brought forward a motion of censure against him after he narrowly won a no-confidence vote with his image severely damaged. Aside …

Lawmakers censure Dutch PM Rutte over coalition talks
3 years, 8 months ago

Lawmakers censure Dutch PM Rutte over coalition talks

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s political future was in doubt Friday after lawmakers passed a motion of censure against him that was filed by two parties in his own outgoing coalition. But he will find it even harder to form a ruling coalition future after lawmakers accused him of trying to sideline a popular campaigning …

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