After 10 years in the spotlight, Klaas Dijkhoff is to quit politics at the March election
4 years, 2 months ago

After 10 years in the spotlight, Klaas Dijkhoff is to quit politics at the March election

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Klaas Dijkhoff, current leader of the right-wing Liberal party VVD in parliament and considered by many to be Mark Rutte’s heir apparent, is quitting politics at the March general election. ‘We are often chasing after the facts and society has often moved ahead of the political discussion.’ Dijkhoff was elected to parliament in 2010 and replaced Fred Teeven as junior justice minister in 2015 when he resigned over a scandal involving payments to drugs lords. In April 2019, Dijkhoff set out his vision for the VVD’s future with a ‘discussion document’ entitled ‘Liberalism that works for people’. Vacuum Dijkhoff’s departure leaves a political vacuum within the VVD, with no clear candidate to take over when Mark Rutte decides to call it a day.

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After 10 years in the spotlight, Klaas Dijkhoff is to quit politics at the March election
4 years, 2 months ago

After 10 years in the spotlight, Klaas Dijkhoff is to quit politics at the March election

Dutch News  

Klaas Dijkhoff, current leader of the right-wing Liberal party VVD in parliament and considered by many to be Mark Rutte’s heir apparent, is quitting politics at the March general election. ‘We are often chasing after the facts and society has often moved ahead of the political discussion.’ Dijkhoff was elected to parliament in 2010 and replaced Fred Teeven as junior …

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