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 time," Hamer said in her report. The six parties involved in the talks erected blockades "on grounds other than content", Hamer said, blocking each other based on "the positioning of parties in relation to each other and the perception of this" VVD and CDA refused to work with both left-wing parties, also after GroenLinks and PvdA agreed to join negotiations as one bloc instead of two separate parties. Previously these parties in the broad center "ensured that compromises could be made in order to realize solutions", whether from the coalition or opposition, Hamer said.

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Omtzigt puts policy before partnerships in coalition talks
1 year ago

Omtzigt puts policy before partnerships in coalition talks

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Pieter Omtzigt, the former Christian Democrat MP whose new party Nieuw Sociaal Contract won 20 seats in last week’s election, has said he is not yet ready to start talks on forming a new cabinet. However, he told Ronald Plasterk, who has been charged with carrying out initial coalition talks, that he was not ready to discuss forming either a …

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

Coalition talks start, VVD again says no to cabinet membership

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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 …

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

Coalition agreement to be presented to parliament Wednesday
3 years ago

Coalition agreement to be presented to parliament Wednesday

NL Times  

The VVD, D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie plan to present their coalition agreement on Wednesday, informateurs Wouter Koolmees and Johan Remkes said on Monday. "We recognize the wider desire for more information about the Cabinet formation process," said Wouter Koolmees in a letter to Vera Bergkamp, the chair of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament. "Our intention is …

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 …

"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 …

No breakthrough in coalition agreement; VVD, CDA and D66 will meet again in a week
3 years, 3 months ago

No breakthrough in coalition agreement; VVD, CDA and D66 will meet again in a week

NL Times  

The leaders of the VVD, CDA and D66 did not come to a coalition agreement during their weekend in Hilversum, informateur Johan Remkes said Sunday afternoon. The resignation of Minister of Foreign Affair Sigrid Kaag and Minister of Defense Ank Bijleveld in the past week “complicated” the talks, according to Remkes. VVD leader Mark Rutte said on Sunday that 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 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

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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 …

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

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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 …

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 …

Informateur says Cabinet formation is around the corner
3 years, 4 months ago

Informateur says Cabinet formation is around the corner

NL Times  

The formation of a new ruling coalition led by the VVD and D66 will be finished in “the foreseeable future”, Informateur Mariette Hamer said in a letter to the Speaker of the Tweede Kamer Vera Bergkamp. Mark Rutte from the VVD and Sigrid Kaag from D66 will step into talks with the CDA, GroenLinks, PvdA and the ChristenUnie on Monday …

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 – …

Crunch cabinet talks on Friday: six parties are left in the process
3 years, 6 months ago

Crunch cabinet talks on Friday: six parties are left in the process

Dutch News  

It is now three months since the general election and the process to put together a new coalition government appears to be grinding to a halt. Six parties – VVD, D66, CDA, PvdA, GroenLinks and ChristenUnie – remain potential partners and their leaders are due to meet Hamer for joint talks later on Friday. One involves asking VVD leader Mark …

Crunch cabinet talks on Friday: six parties are left in the process
3 years, 6 months ago

Crunch cabinet talks on Friday: six parties are left in the process

Dutch News  

It is now three months since the general election and the process to put together a new coalition government appears to be grinding to a halt. Six parties – VVD, D66, CDA, PvdA, GroenLinks and ChristenUnie – remain potential partners and their leaders are due to meet Hamer for joint talks later on Friday. One involves asking VVD leader Mark …

Cabinet formation adviser aiming for a breakthrough in coalition talks
3 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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 …

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue
3 years, 6 months ago

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue

Dutch News  

Seven political parties took part in round table talks with Mariëtte Hamer, who is leading the talks to put together a new coalition government on Wednesday morning. The leaders of the four parties who make up the outgoing coalition – VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie – were joined by the leaders of the Labour party, left-wing greens GroenLinks and the …

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue
3 years, 6 months ago

Seven parties discuss economic strategy as coalition talks continue

Dutch News  

Seven political parties took part in round table talks with Mariëtte Hamer, who is leading the talks to put together a new coalition government on Wednesday morning. The leaders of the four parties who make up the outgoing coalition – VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie – were joined by the leaders of the Labour party, left-wing greens GroenLinks and the …

D66 leader Sigrid Kaag pressing for a Cabinet to be formed by the summer
3 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

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