Five party coalition unlikely as CDA leader rules out GroenLinks PvdA idea
3 years, 6 months ago

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

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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 the two left wing parties and form a five party administration. But Hoekstra told reporters on Tuesday, after meeting cabinet negotiator Mariëtte Hamer, that he did not envisage a left-wing block as being part of the next coalition. ChristenUnie, which had been highly critical of VVD leader and prime minister Mark Rutte in the wake of the Pieter Omtzigt affair, would be the logical choice of partner, although its leader Gert-Jan Segers has been keen to stay on the sidelines for now.

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Coalition down to 67 seats in new poll as NSC slump to three MPs
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Coalition down to 67 seats in new poll as NSC slump to three MPs

Dutch News  

The four parties in the right-wing coalition would win 67 seats if a general election were held now, leaving them nine short of a majority, according to a new opinion poll. Two NSC junior ministers and two MPs have quit in the last three weeks, citing concerns about the increasingly abrasive nature of public debate and the behaviour of PVV …

Coalition talks start, VVD again says no to cabinet membership
1 year ago

Coalition talks start, VVD again says no to cabinet membership

Dutch News  

The VVD wants to help put together a centre-right cabinet made up of the far-right PVV and new parties NSC and BBB, but as a silent partner, not a full member, leader Dilan Yesilgöz said on Wednesday. Speaking after exchanging views with Ronald Plasterk, who has been charged with sounding out parties about the cabinet options, Yesilgöz said: “We are …

NSC, VVD, GroenLinks-PvdA still tied for biggest party four weeks before election
1 year, 1 month ago

NSC, VVD, GroenLinks-PvdA still tied for biggest party four weeks before election

NL Times  

Four weeks before the parliamentary election on November 22, the NSC, VVD, and GroenLinks-PvdA are still set to basically tie as the three largest parties, according to the Peilingwijzer - a weighted average of the latest polls by I&O Research and Ipsos/EenVandaag made by political scientist Tom Louwerse. The VVD stands at between 25 and 29 seats, Pieter Omtzigt’s NSC …

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse
1 year, 5 months ago

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse

Dutch News  

Former education minister Arie Slob has been brought in to try to form a new council administration in The Hague after the last coalition collapsed in a dispute over power sharing with Richard de Mos. D66, the largest coalition party, favoured holding cross-party talks, while the VVD and Christian Democrats were also in favour of working with De Mos’s group, …

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse
1 year, 5 months ago

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse

Dutch News  

Former education minister Arie Slob has been brought in to try to form a new council administration in The Hague after the last coalition collapsed in a dispute over power sharing with Richard de Mos. D66, the largest coalition party, favoured holding cross-party talks, while the VVD and Christian Democrats were also in favour of working with De Mos’s group, …

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland
1 year, 7 months ago

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland

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Negotiators say there is a ‘fair chance’ that farmers’ party BBB and environmentalist GroenLinks can overcome their differences to head a provincial administration in Noord-Holland. The two informateurs appointed to sound out possible coalitions following the provincial elections in March said in their report to the provincial assembly that a four-way combination of the BBB, GroenLinks, the right-wing liberal VVD …

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland
1 year, 7 months ago

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland

Dutch News  

Negotiators say there is a ‘fair chance’ that farmers’ party BBB and environmentalist GroenLinks can overcome their differences to head a provincial administration in Noord-Holland. The two informateurs appointed to sound out possible coalitions following the provincial elections in March said in their report to the provincial assembly that a four-way combination of the BBB, GroenLinks, the right-wing liberal VVD …

Former PvdA chairman Hans Spekman: cooperation with GroenLinks failed
1 year, 9 months ago

Former PvdA chairman Hans Spekman: cooperation with GroenLinks failed

NL Times  

Former chairman PvdA MP Hans Spekman sees the elections as proof that cooperation with GroenLinks has "failed." According to the latest forecast, the PvdA gained one seat and GroenLinks retained its seats, but in percentage terms the left-wing parties lost slightly in votes. According to the latest forecast, the PvdA lost 0.3 percentage points and GroenLinks 1.8 percentage points compared …

Dutch PM, Finance Min. unsure of Cabinet’s survival
1 year, 9 months 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 …

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote
2 years ago

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote

Dutch News  

The Dutch Labour party PvdA and left-wing green party GroenLinks have agreed to act as a single block in the senate after the March provincial elections. GroenLinks senate leader Paul Rosenmöller and the PvdA’s Mei Li Vos presented their list of candidates to the public on Thursday, and outlined their plans to merge into a single group once the new …

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote
2 years ago

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote

Dutch News  

The Dutch Labour party PvdA and left-wing green party GroenLinks have agreed to act as a single block in the senate after the March provincial elections. GroenLinks senate leader Paul Rosenmöller and the PvdA’s Mei Li Vos presented their list of candidates to the public on Thursday, and outlined their plans to merge into a single group once the new …

Cabinet surveying opposition for demands in return for budget support
2 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet surveying opposition for demands in return for budget support

NL Times  

This week, the Cabinet is restarting discussions about the Spring Memorandum, which contains adjustments to the annual budget. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag will start talking to opposition parties to gauge their demands in exchange for support on the budget in the Senate, where the coalition does not have a majority. The Cabinet is looking for …

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag
2 years, 8 months ago

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag

Dutch News  

Efforts to form a new administration in The Hague have ground to a halt after most of the main parties said they would not work with Hart voor Den Haag, which won nine seats in the March local elections. D66, which won eight seats, has said it will not form a coalition with the party as long the criminal investigation …

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag
2 years, 8 months ago

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag

Dutch News  

Efforts to form a new administration in The Hague have ground to a halt after most of the main parties said they would not work with Hart voor Den Haag, which won nine seats in the March local elections. D66, which won eight seats, has said it will not form a coalition with the party as long the criminal investigation …

Rutte’s party losing confidence in his leadership, but Kaag is rising: Poll
2 years, 10 months ago

Rutte’s party losing confidence in his leadership, but Kaag is rising: Poll

NL Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has only just embarked on his fourth term as the country’s political leader, but his popularity among voters of his VVD party is slipping fast. About 34 percent of the VVD voters surveyed stated they had “very high” confidence in the prime minister, compared to 56 percent in the previous survey. Of the major opposition …

Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say
3 years ago

Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say

Dutch News  

The four parties forming the next coalition government expect to send their plans to parliament on Wednesday, the two lead negotiators said on Monday afternoon. The current coalition between the VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie agreed after months of wrangling to continue their current partnership, which will be the fourth government led by Mark Rutte. They include a switch to …

Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say
3 years ago

Coalition plans to be sent to MPs on Wednesday, negotiators say

Dutch News  

The four parties forming the next coalition government expect to send their plans to parliament on Wednesday, the two lead negotiators said on Monday afternoon. The current coalition between the VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie agreed after months of wrangling to continue their current partnership, which will be the fourth government led by Mark Rutte. They include a switch to …

Left-wing parties to be included in cabinet formation talks: Informateur
3 years, 2 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 …

Less than one third of voters in favor of continuation of current Cabinet
3 years, 2 months ago

Less than one third of voters in favor of continuation of current Cabinet

NL Times  

Around 29 percent of voters indicated on Peil.nl that they wish for a continuation of the current Cabinet with VVD, D66, CDA and the ChristenUnie. Confidence in the current Cabinet was considerably higher among VVD and CDA voters at 80 percent. Roughly half of ChristenUnie voters said they would feel positively about progressing with the current Cabinet. Yet, the majority …

Optimism over quick Cabinet formation deal with four parties onboard
3 years, 2 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. …

Cabinet formation breakthrough: D66 willing to negotiate continuation of current coalition
3 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet formation breakthrough: D66 willing to negotiate continuation of current coalition

NL Times  

The D66 is willing to negotiate a restart of the current cabinet with VVD, CDA and ChristenUnie. The D66 faction agreed to this on Thursday, according to party leader Sigrid Kaag. The D66 is therefore prepared to continue the coalition of the past four years, but not the policy, Kaag made clear. They have 32 seats out of the 75 …

All eyes on D66 as new elections loom
3 years, 2 months ago

All eyes on D66 as new elections loom

NL Times  

Whether the formation process can continue or whether there will be new elections seems to largely depend on the D66. The VVD and CDA, who will also be talking with informateur Johan Remkes on Thursday, had already completed their faction discussions about the formation on Wednesday evening. The big question that now seems to be on the table is whether …

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results
3 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results

Dutch News  

A decision about what to do about the cabinet formation process, which has failed to produce results six months since the general election, will be taken on Wednesday, chief negotiator Johan Remkes has said. Remkes had 10 hours of talks with the three main parties aiming to form a new government – the VVD, D66 and CDA – on Monday …

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results
3 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet crunch time on Wednesday after 10 hours of talks fail to produce results

Dutch News  

A decision about what to do about the cabinet formation process, which has failed to produce results six months since the general election, will be taken on Wednesday, chief negotiator Johan Remkes has said. Remkes had 10 hours of talks with the three main parties aiming to form a new government – the VVD, D66 and CDA – on Monday …

"Traditional" minority coalition government not possible says formation leader, as Cabinet talks drag on
3 years, 2 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 …

No breakthrough in cabinet formation talks; "Definitive conclusions" Wednesday
3 years, 2 months ago

No breakthrough in cabinet formation talks; "Definitive conclusions" Wednesday

NL Times  

After hours of consultation, the VVD, D66 and CDA did not reach an agreement on how to proceed with the formation of a new government coalition, informateur Johan Remkes reported on Monday evening. The three political leaders also kept it short, saying it is "not expedient" for the formation process to expand on what was discussed privately. D66 leader Sigrid …

D66 suggests six-party coalition, including ChristenUnie
3 years, 2 months ago

D66 suggests six-party coalition, including ChristenUnie

NL Times  

The D66 lifted its blockade against a Cabinet with the ChristenUnie. The party does, however, want negotiations with the six parties from the "broad center" of the lower house of Dutch parliament first. If the talks between VVD, CDA, PvdA, GroenLinks and ChristenUnie yield nothing, the D66 is also prepared to discuss the continuation of the current coalition with the …

Parliament supports looking for minority coalition in cabinet formation
3 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

GroenLinks widely supports forming faction with PvdA
3 years, 3 months ago

GroenLinks widely supports forming faction with PvdA

NL Times  

There is broad support in the GroenLinks party to enter the new Cabinet formation together with the PvdA. “We will only govern if we can make a difference on crucial topics”, GroenLinks MP Corinne Ellemeet said. There was little criticism among the 200 GroenLinks party members present at a meeting in Utrecht on Saturday. Klaver was sure PvdA members will …

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse
3 years, 4 months ago

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse

Dutch News  

Dutch media report that two left-wing parties could form a bloc to get around the impasse that has so far prevented the formation of a new government. Sources have told NOS that the labour PvdA would be prepared to form an official bloc with GroenLinks, the green-left party, so that a government could be formed of effectively four parties rather …

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse
3 years, 4 months ago

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse

Dutch News  

Dutch media report that two left-wing parties could form a bloc to get around the impasse that has so far prevented the formation of a new government. Sources have told NOS that the labour PvdA would be prepared to form an official bloc with GroenLinks, the green-left party, so that a government could be formed of effectively four parties rather …

Labour willing to participate in formation talks as bloc with Greens: report
3 years, 4 months ago

Labour willing to participate in formation talks as bloc with Greens: report

NL Times  

The parliamentary faction of the PvdA is prepared to form a bloc with GroenLinks in the cabinet formation process, was decided in a faction meeting on Thursday, sources told NOS. The PvdA still feels that a complete merger is going too far, but the party will be willing to act as one with GroenLinks in the formation process. The two …

Cabinet with Green, Labour parties one step closer: report
3 years, 4 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 …

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions
3 years, 4 months ago

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions

Dutch News  

Caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte has said that no further party has been excluded from coalition negotiations, although ChristenUnie leader Gert-Jan Segers told NOS on Tuesday that he didn’t feel ‘welcome’. But the fly in the ointment is whether the government remains relatively right wing, as with the previous administration, or whether it takes a swing to the left by …

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions
3 years, 4 months ago

ChristenUnie doesn't feel 'welcome' in coalition discussions

Dutch News  

Caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte has said that no further party has been excluded from coalition negotiations, although ChristenUnie leader Gert-Jan Segers told NOS on Tuesday that he didn’t feel ‘welcome’. But the fly in the ointment is whether the government remains relatively right wing, as with the previous administration, or whether it takes a swing to the left by …

Green, Labour parties positive about formation talks; CU party feels left out
3 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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 …

Labour politician calls for merger with Greens to build left-wing bloc
3 years, 5 months ago

Labour politician calls for merger with Greens to build left-wing bloc

NL Times  

PvdA politician Frank van de Wolde wants the labour party to merge with GroenLinks to form a left-wing bloc with more influence, the 28-year-old from Utrecht said when he announced his candidacy for PvdA chairman, RTV Utrecht reports. He and some other PvdA members wrote this manifesto for closer cooperation with GroenLinks after both left-wing parties got disappointing results in …

VVD and D66 to start sketching out a coalition deal as impasse continues
3 years, 6 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, 6 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, D66 leaders asked to start drafting gov't agreement as formation process stalls
3 years, 6 months ago

VVD, D66 leaders asked to start drafting gov't agreement as formation process stalls

NL Times  

Cabinet formation informateur Mariette Hamer will ask VVD leader Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag to start drafting a coalition agreement on Tuesday, insiders told Dutch media. Hamer confirmed only that she will deliver her final report on formation talks at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday to the Tweede Kamer, with a statement and press conference to follow at 3:30 …

Rutte, Kaag will write draft coalition agreement; Coalition negotiations should start in August
3 years, 6 months ago

Rutte, Kaag will write draft coalition agreement; Coalition negotiations should start in August

NL Times  

The informateur who was appointed six weeks ago to assist with finding a path to a new ruling coalition in the Netherlands said that negotiations to form the new government should start in mid-August. Instead, VVD leader Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag, are expected to move forward with the outline of their own coalition agreement in the upcoming …

No movement on coalition talks, Rutte backs continuing current coalition
3 years, 6 months ago

No movement on coalition talks, Rutte backs continuing current coalition

Dutch News  

The weekend’s crunch cabinet formation rethink has failed to produce any results and the six parties involved in the discussions are no nearer a solution, party leaders have told chief negotiator Mariette Hamer. VVD leader and prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters after meeting Hamer at the parliamentary complex that nothing had changed for him, despite a weekend of phone …

No movement on coalition talks, Rutte backs continuing current coalition
3 years, 6 months ago

No movement on coalition talks, Rutte backs continuing current coalition

Dutch News  

The weekend’s crunch cabinet formation rethink has failed to produce any results and the six parties involved in the discussions are no nearer a solution, party leaders have told chief negotiator Mariette Hamer. VVD leader and prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters after meeting Hamer at the parliamentary complex that nothing had changed for him, despite a weekend of phone …

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend
3 years, 6 months ago

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend

Dutch News  

The cabinet formation process has reached an impasse and the six parties left in the talks should meet this weekend to discuss how they think the stalemate can be solved, negotiator Mariëtte Hamer said on Friday afternoon. Hamer spoke to reporters after holding talks with all six parties – the four current coalition members plus GroenLinks and the PvdA – …

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend
3 years, 6 months ago

Coalition talks reach stalemate; parties urged to do hard thinking this weekend

Dutch News  

The cabinet formation process has reached an impasse and the six parties left in the talks should meet this weekend to discuss how they think the stalemate can be solved, negotiator Mariëtte Hamer said on Friday afternoon. Hamer spoke to reporters after holding talks with all six parties – the four current coalition members plus GroenLinks and the PvdA – …

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