Greens preferred by most Dutch in new government formation
7 years, 10 months ago

Greens preferred by most Dutch in new government formation

NL Times  

From a survey by Whooz regarding Dutch citizens' preferences for the current coalition formation among 9,500 respondents divided in 14 target groups, it appears a coalition between the 'core bloc' of VVD, D66 and CDA together with GroenLinks is most popular. According to BNR, head analyst at Whooz Erik van der Eijk said mostly Dutch youth and urban residents prefer a government including a green party. Van der Eijk said it was surprising that progressives overall prefer a coalition with the three biggest parties rather than a leftist combination. AD says that the explicit preference of Dutch conservatives for a coalition with the ChristenUnie is due to a fear of GroenLinks wanting to allow more refugees into the country and/or decreasing national income inequalities.

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Confidence in cabinet slips to 16%, VVD voters most critical
1 week, 4 days ago

Confidence in cabinet slips to 16%, VVD voters most critical

Dutch News  

Just one in six voters have confidence in the Dutch cabinet less than nine months after the four-party coalition took office, a new survey shows. “Time to go back to more stable partners.” VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz enjoyed the strongest support among her own party’s voters, with 78% saying they had confidence in her. PVV voters were critical of Wilders …

Dutch parties agree to back EU defence plan, with conditions
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Dutch parties agree to back EU defence plan, with conditions

Dutch News  

The three coalition parties which backed a motion not to support the EU’s €800 billion defence plans have reached a compromise with prime minister Dick Schoof after hours of talks on Thursday. MPs voted by 73 to 71 for a motion opposing the plan, announced by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen last week, to raise the money by …

Coalition parties meet to discuss ReArm no vote crisis
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Coalition parties meet to discuss ReArm no vote crisis

Dutch News  

The four coalition parties are holding an emergency meeting on Thursday morning to discuss this week’s vote not to back the EU’s ReArm Europe defense expenditure plans. Supporters of the ReArm project, presented by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen but not yet worked out in detail, say the Netherlands is becoming increasingly isolated in Europe. The four coalition …

4 Dutch parties say they’ve reached agreement on ministers in a new right-wing government
9 months, 2 weeks ago

4 Dutch parties say they’ve reached agreement on ministers in a new right-wing government

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The four parties negotiating to form a coalition government in the Netherlands have reached agreement on a new team of Cabinet ministers, far-right leader Geert Wilders said Tuesday. It’s another key step toward forming the first Dutch government led by a far-right party. Former intelligence agency chief Dick Schoof was named last week as the candidate …

Dutch Cabinet talks hit 3 key obstacles, but PVV, NSC, BBB & VVD will keep talking: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch Cabinet talks hit 3 key obstacles, but PVV, NSC, BBB & VVD will keep talking: Report

NL Times  

There are several main issues that will make it difficult for the PVV to lead a coalition government with NSC, VVD, and BBB. The four parties will have to continue to discuss the "rule of law," the form of the coalition Cabinet, and overall political priorities, sources close to the formation process told broadcaster NOS. Along with seven seats from …

Dutch News online poll produces centre-left, two-party coalition
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch News online poll produces centre-left, two-party coalition

Dutch News  

Dutch News readers voted for a two-party centre-left coalition in the website’s online poll, with the GroenLinks/PvdA alliance taking 40% of the vote, followed by the right-wing VVD on just over 13% and D66 on just under 13%. The far-right PVV, which scored 25% nationwide and wants a halt to all immigration as well as a Nexit, would also be …

Dutch political leaders campaign on final day before general election that will usher in new leader
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch political leaders campaign on final day before general election that will usher in new leader

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dutch political leaders sought support from undecided voters in frantic campaigning …

Dutch political leaders campaign on final day before general election that will usher in new leader
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch political leaders campaign on final day before general election that will usher in new leader

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch political leaders sought support from undecided voters in frantic campaigning Tuesday, on the eve of a general election that will change the face of the country’s politics after 13 years of leadership by Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The vote could provide the Netherlands with its first ever female prime minister — the new leader of …

2 parties on the left of the Dutch political spectrum have agreed to join forces ahead of election
1 year, 8 months ago

2 parties on the left of the Dutch political spectrum have agreed to join forces ahead of election

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Members of two left-leaning Dutch political parties have overwhelmingly voted to join forces ahead of a November general election in an attempt to unify their side of the Netherlands’ splintered political spectrum, they said Monday. Green Left and the Labor Party officials said a week-long referendum among their members showed both parties strongly backed a plan …

Read how the govt in Netherlands collapsed over the burning refugee issue
1 year, 8 months ago

Read how the govt in Netherlands collapsed over the burning refugee issue

Op India  

On the 8th of July, the four-party coalition government collapsed in the Netherlands when the longest-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his resignation. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD party and one of their alliance partner CDA wanted tougher measures in the immigration policy while the centre-left D66 and Christian Union parties were strongly against this move. As per …

Dutch PM, Finance Min. unsure of Cabinet’s survival
2 years ago

Dutch PM, Finance Min. unsure of Cabinet’s survival

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he hopes that the coalition parties will jointly find a solution to a number of difficult problems on which they do not yet agree, “but you never know for sure.” D66 leader and Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag also said she does not know whether the current governing coalition of VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie …

Dutch PM lashes out at left-wing parties at campaign event
2 years ago

Dutch PM lashes out at left-wing parties at campaign event

NL Times  

Dutch Prime Minister and VVD leader Mark Rutte again warned against voting for the left-wing opposition parties during a campaign kick-off event ahead of the Provincial Council elections in Dordrecht. Rutte compared political parties GroenLinks and PvdA to a “left cloud,” and said, "The smaller they get, the better it will be." Rutte said he finds it "totally unacceptable" that, …

Dutch Cabinet deal struck between VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie after 38 weeks
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch Cabinet deal struck between VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie after 38 weeks

NL Times  

The leaders of VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie agreed on a deal Monday evening to form a new Cabinet. It has been more than 38 weeks since the Tweede Kamer elections, making it the longest Cabinet formation process in Dutch history. After that, party leaders are expected to meet again to discuss possible minor adjustments to the deal that different …

Left-wing parties to be included in cabinet formation talks: Informateur
3 years, 5 months ago

Left-wing parties to be included in cabinet formation talks: Informateur

NL Times  

The Cabinet formation informateurs will try to involve PvdA and GroenLinks in the negotiations. The search for a "fruitful collaboration" with the rest of parliament will "focus" on these two left-wing parties, Johan Remkes said at a press conference. Earlier, both left-wing parties indicated that they did not want to make agreements with the four negotiating parties. "We are not …

Optimism over quick Cabinet formation deal with four parties onboard
3 years, 6 months ago

Optimism over quick Cabinet formation deal with four parties onboard

NL Times  

The four parties that are going to begin negotiations to form a new Cabinet want to draw up a "concise" coalition agreement in which more details are left up to the individual ministers. This also means that the next phase of the Cabinet formation can "go quickly", said informateur Johan Remkes, who led coalition talks over the past four weeks. …

"Traditional" minority coalition government not possible says formation leader, as Cabinet talks drag on
3 years, 6 months ago

"Traditional" minority coalition government not possible says formation leader, as Cabinet talks drag on

NL Times  

Cabinet formation informateur Johan Remkes said he does not see any possibility to form a "traditional minority coalition" after holding talks with the VVD, D66 and CDA. In referencing a "traditional" minority coalition, Remkes was considering the composition of a coalition that has to seek support for proposals in the Tweede Kamer every time, without pre-determining support. A new Cabinet …

61 percent want new elections as Dutch Cabinet formation stalls
3 years, 6 months ago

61 percent want new elections as Dutch Cabinet formation stalls

NL Times  

More than six out of ten people would prefer a call for new elections to be held rather than the formation of a minority coalition government, EenVandaag reported Monday based on its own survey of about 28,000 people. Many D66 voters and CDA voters also prefer this. Many D66 voters and CDA voters hope that new elections will also "create …

Parliament supports looking for minority coalition in cabinet formation
3 years, 6 months ago

Parliament supports looking for minority coalition in cabinet formation

NL Times  

A majority in parliament supported the appointment of VVD member Johan Remkes as cabinet formation informateur. The VVD's motion to appoint Remkes was supported by D66, CDA, ChristenUnie, SGP, Volt, JA21, the Groep Van Haga, and Fractie Den Haan. D66 leader Sigrid Kaag still hopes that Remkes will manage to form a majority cabinet. According to her, forming a majority …

Minority coalition best option; Formation processed strained political relationships
3 years, 6 months ago

Minority coalition best option; Formation processed strained political relationships

NL Times  

The past cabinet formation period strained the relationships between VVD, D66, CDA, PvdA, GroenLinks and the ChristenUnie, said informateur Mariette Hamer in her final report to parliamentary president Vera Bergkamp on Thursday. "However, based on my findings under part 5, I unfortunately have to conclude that no coalition negotiations aimed at forming a majority coalition can be started at this …

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact
3 years, 6 months ago

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact

Dutch News  

The next Dutch government looks likely to be a minority coalition after all other options were categorically ruled out this week. Reforming the previous four-way coalition with the ChristenUnie is also a non-starter after D66 leader Sigrid Kaag said two weeks ago she was not prepared to do another deal with the CU. That view was shared by CDA leader …

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact
3 years, 6 months ago

Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact

Dutch News  

The next Dutch government looks likely to be a minority coalition after all other options were categorically ruled out this week. Reforming the previous four-way coalition with the ChristenUnie is also a non-starter after D66 leader Sigrid Kaag said two weeks ago she was not prepared to do another deal with the CU. That view was shared by CDA leader …

Cabinet with Green, Labour parties one step closer: report
3 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet with Green, Labour parties one step closer: report

NL Times  

The VVD and D66 seem to be heading for cabinet negotiations with the CDA and left-wing parties PvdA and GroenLinks. The left-wing parties said they were willing to join as one negotiating team - so without seconds - and that may be acceptable for the VVD and CDA, sources from around the formation process said to newspaper AD. The left-wing …

Green, Labour parties positive about formation talks; CU party feels left out
3 years, 7 months ago

Green, Labour parties positive about formation talks; CU party feels left out

NL Times  

PvdA leader Lilianne Ploumen and GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver left government formation talks with the VVD and D66 feeling positive on Tuesday. "I read yesterday that we are not wanted," he said to NOS before his conversation with informateur Mariete Hamer, referring to D66 leader Sigrid Kaag saying in an interview with AD that her party does not want to …

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting
3 years, 7 months ago

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting

Dutch News  

Talks on forming a new coalition government in the Netherlands will resume on Monday, when chief negotiator Mariëtte Hamer holds talks with Mark Rutte, prime minister and leader of the VVD, and Sigrid Kaag, foreign minister and D66 chief. The two party leaders have been working on a joint document over the summer which is supposed to outline a possible …

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting
3 years, 7 months ago

Coalition talks to resume on Monday, with Kaag, Rutte and Hamer meeting

Dutch News  

Talks on forming a new coalition government in the Netherlands will resume on Monday, when chief negotiator Mariëtte Hamer holds talks with Mark Rutte, prime minister and leader of the VVD, and Sigrid Kaag, foreign minister and D66 chief. The two party leaders have been working on a joint document over the summer which is supposed to outline a possible …

VVD and D66 to start sketching out a coalition deal as impasse continues
3 years, 9 months ago

VVD and D66 to start sketching out a coalition deal as impasse continues

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag are going to sketch out the contours of a coalition agreement, following the failure of weekend efforts to break the stalemate in the cabinet formation talks. The leaders of the two biggest parties will start putting an agreement down on paper at the suggestion of coalition negotiator Mariette Hamer, who said …

VVD and D66 to start sketching out a coalition deal as impasse continues
3 years, 9 months ago

VVD and D66 to start sketching out a coalition deal as impasse continues

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag are going to sketch out the contours of a coalition agreement, following the failure of weekend efforts to break the stalemate in the cabinet formation talks. The leaders of the two biggest parties will start putting an agreement down on paper at the suggestion of coalition negotiator Mariette Hamer, who said …

Cabinet formation adviser aiming for a breakthrough in coalition talks
3 years, 9 months ago

Cabinet formation adviser aiming for a breakthrough in coalition talks

NL Times  

Cabinet informateur Mariëtte Hamer is trying to force a breakthrough in the currently stalled Dutch cabinet formation talks, newspaper Volkskrant reported. Hamer was set to meet the leaders of the six biggest parties on Friday at 4 p.m. to further discuss coalition options, with three main scenarios currently on the table. In a second scenario, Mark Rutte and Sigrid Kaag …

Dutch gov't formation stalled; Deadline extension to be requested
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch gov't formation stalled; Deadline extension to be requested

NL Times  

Informateur Mariette Hamer is having a difficult time finding parties willing to work together in the next Dutch cabinet. She was given the tasks to look at the development of a recovery plan for after the coronavirus crisis, and to find parties who want to form a cabinet together. On Thursday she spoke separately with D66 leader Sigrid Kaag, PvdA …

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea
3 years, 9 months ago

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea

Dutch News  

The option of a right-centre-left coalition government including the Labour party and GroenLinks has receded, now that CDA leader Wopke Hoekstra has said he thinks the left-wing parties are too far removed from his own. The five-party coalition had been mooted as the Kaag option – a reference to the wish by D66 leader Sigrid Kaag to replace ChristenUnie with …

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea
3 years, 9 months ago

Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea

Dutch News  

The option of a right-centre-left coalition government including the Labour party and GroenLinks has receded, now that CDA leader Wopke Hoekstra has said he thinks the left-wing parties are too far removed from his own. The five-party coalition had been mooted as the Kaag option – a reference to the wish by D66 leader Sigrid Kaag to replace ChristenUnie with …

D66 leader Sigrid Kaag pressing for a Cabinet to be formed by the summer
3 years, 10 months ago

D66 leader Sigrid Kaag pressing for a Cabinet to be formed by the summer

NL Times  

The leader of centrist political party D66, Sigrid Kaag, has her indicated willingness to join Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD, CDA, PvdA and GroenLinks in a new coalition government, Nu.nl reported. During her meeting with Cabinet formation informateur Mariëtte Hamer on Tuesday, Kaag said a coalition must be formed prior to the summer recess. Rutte did not say whether the …

Cabinet formation leader: "Discomfort" in politics, but crisis demands action
3 years, 11 months ago

Cabinet formation leader: "Discomfort" in politics, but crisis demands action

NL Times  

The informateur appointed to take a fresh assessment and consult on a way forward with the Cabinet formation process in the Netherlands said that he was perturbed by the state of politics in the country. Mark Rutte's third Cabinet stepped down earlier this year after a report criticized its handling of the years-long childcare benefits scandal that showed tax authorities …

New Dutch Cabinet expected by the summer
4 years ago

New Dutch Cabinet expected by the summer

NL Times  

In their first press conference about forming a new ruling coalition to govern the Netherlands, the two "pathfinders" or "scouts" appointed to get the process underway said they were aiming to have a new Cabinet in place before the summer. Still, the start of summer is about three months away, but it took 208 days to form Rutte's third Cabinet …

PVV out of European parliament
5 years, 10 months ago

PVV out of European parliament

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has bucked the trend in most of Europe by electing fewer Eurosceptics to the European parliament in this week’s elections, according to preliminary results based on 98% of the votes. New Dutch nationalist party Forum voor Democratie enters the European parliament for the first time with three seats. It was a disappointing night for Geert Wilders’ anti European …

Gov't will look for left-wing help in Senate, Green party leader thinks
6 years ago

Gov't will look for left-wing help in Senate, Green party leader thinks

NL Times  

GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver believes that the government will opt for cooperation with the left-wing opposition in the new Senate. Klaver can't imagine that coalition parties D66 and ChristenUnie will be "eager" to collaborate with nationalist party FvD, the big winner of the Provincial State elections going from 0 to 12 seats in the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate. D66 …

Dutch coalition losing favor with 18 weeks to Senate elections
6 years, 2 months ago

Dutch coalition losing favor with 18 weeks to Senate elections

NL Times  

With the Senate elections in the Netherlands less than 60 days away, the Rutte III coalition is losing favor among voters. According to the latest poll by Maurice de Hond, three of the four coalition parties would lose a significant number of seats if the parliamentary elections were held today. SP leader Lilian Marijnissen was ranked 1st, followed by ChristenUnie …

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague
6 years, 11 months ago

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague

Dutch News  

Local leaders in five major Dutch cities are forming broad coalitions to form new city administrations. In Rotterdam, Leefbaar Rotterdam wants to set up a 'broad coalition' including the VVD, D66, GroenLinks and Labour. In The Hague, Groep de Mos has appointed Hans Wiegel to try to put a coalition together and Wiegel has also said he will go for …

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague
6 years, 11 months ago

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague

Dutch News  

Local leaders in five major Dutch cities are forming broad coalitions to form new city administrations. In Rotterdam, Leefbaar Rotterdam wants to set up a 'broad coalition' including the VVD, D66, GroenLinks and Labour. In The Hague, Groep de Mos has appointed Hans Wiegel to try to put a coalition together and Wiegel has also said he will go for …

Dutch left unites behind alternative government agreement
7 years, 4 months ago

Dutch left unites behind alternative government agreement

Dutch News  

The three main left-wing Dutch opposition parties have drawn up their own ‘alternative’ coalition agreement which they say will involve real investment in Dutch society rather than big business. The three parties suggest scrapping a number of measures the new government plans to take including the rise in the lower VAT tariff, from 6% to 9 %, the lower tax …

New Dutch government will have 16 ministers, eight junior ministers
7 years, 5 months ago

New Dutch government will have 16 ministers, eight junior ministers

Dutch News  

The new Dutch government will be made up of 16 ministers – some of whom will share departments – and eight junior ministers, prime minister Mark Rutte has confirmed. With Rutte in the lead role for the third time, the three other parties in the cabinet will also appoint one of ‘their’ ministers as deputy prime ministers. Three VVD ministers …

Dutch PM Rutte "open" to discuss changes to government agreement with opposition
7 years, 5 months ago

Dutch PM Rutte "open" to discuss changes to government agreement with opposition

NL Times  

The new coalition of VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie are debating their new government agreement with the opposition parties in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, on Thursday. As far as Prime Minister Mark Rutte is concerned, the government agreement is not set in stone and the coalition is open to discussing changes with the opposition parties, …

New Dutch cabinet's motto is 'Trust in the Future'
7 years, 5 months ago

New Dutch cabinet's motto is 'Trust in the Future'

Dutch News  

The motto of the new Dutch cabinet, which is set to formally present its plans to parliament and the public on Tuesday, is to be vertrouwen in de toekomst or ‘trust in the future’, Dutch media said on Monday. ‘I am proud that this has been possible and that it is a balanced and sustainable accord.’ ‘Everyone had to make …

New Dutch cabinet's motto is 'Trust in the Future'
7 years, 5 months ago

New Dutch cabinet's motto is 'Trust in the Future'

Dutch News  

The motto of the new Dutch cabinet, which is set to formally present its plans to parliament and the public on Tuesday, is to be vertrouwen in de toekomst or ‘trust in the future’, Dutch media said on Monday. ‘I am proud that this has been possible and that it is a balanced and sustainable accord.’ ‘Everyone had to make …

Dutch gov't agreement done, sent to parliamentary factions
7 years, 5 months ago

Dutch gov't agreement done, sent to parliamentary factions

NL Times  

Nearly seven months after the parliamentary elections, the negotiators of the VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie are finally done with their new government agreement, formation mediator Gerrit Zalm announced on Monday. The agreement was sent to the four parties' parliamentary factions, which have the rest of Monday to read through it, ask questions and make comments, NU.nl reports. "We have …

New Dutch coalition partners put finishing touches to plans
7 years, 5 months ago

New Dutch coalition partners put finishing touches to plans

Dutch News  

The finishing touches are now being put to the new government’s plans and the proposals are being ‘translated’ into ‘readable texts’, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. Agreement has now been reached on stimulating small firms to take on staff, which involves reducing the amount of money small companies have to pay sick workers, the Volkskrant said. The new cabinet also …

New Dutch coalition partners put finishing touches to plans
7 years, 5 months ago

New Dutch coalition partners put finishing touches to plans

Dutch News  

The finishing touches are now being put to the new government’s plans and the proposals are being ‘translated’ into ‘readable texts’, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. Agreement has now been reached on stimulating small firms to take on staff, which involves reducing the amount of money small companies have to pay sick workers, the Volkskrant said. The new cabinet also …

The new Dutch cabinet may have three more ministers: Telegraaf
7 years, 6 months ago

The new Dutch cabinet may have three more ministers: Telegraaf

Dutch News  

The next government is likely to have a bigger cabinet team with 16 ministers, the Telegraaf said on Thursday. The VVD will have six ministers, CDA and D66 will each supply four and ChristenUnie will have two, the paper said, quoting sources close to the talks. One new ministerial post is likely to be that of minister for climate while …

Dutch govt formation talks move to Hilversum
7 years, 7 months ago

Dutch govt formation talks move to Hilversum

NL Times  

The negotiations on forming a new Dutch government will happen outside The Hague on Thursday and Friday. Prime Minister and VVD leader Mark Rutte said it was "common" for parties in the formation and the reigning government to have contact with each other about the budget, according to NOS. The current VVD and PvdA government started preparing next year's budget …

Little progress in Dutch govt. formation talks: D66 leader
7 years, 8 months ago

Little progress in Dutch govt. formation talks: D66 leader

NL Times  

After a week and a half of negotiations, the VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie have made little progress in forming a new Dutch government together, according to D66 leader Alexander Pechtold. Between the four parties, the D66 and ChristenUnie have the biggest differences in viewpoints on a number of topics, especially concerning medical ethics. CDA leader Sybrand Buma and VVD …

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