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

Cabinet with Green, Labour parties one step closer: report

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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 parties said they were willing to join as a team of GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver and PvdA leader Lilianne Ploumen, according to the newspaper. In the months after the parliamentary elections on March 17, Rutte repeatedly said that he had no appetite for two left-wing parties in a cabinet.

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GroenLinks, PvdA to continue left-wing teamup in municipal elections
1 month ago

GroenLinks, PvdA to continue left-wing teamup in municipal elections

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PvdA and GroenLinks will participate together in the municipal elections in March 2026 in 80 percent of the municipalities, PvdA chairman Esther-Mirjam Sent announced. These factions are following the national line and seem to bring an official merger of the two left-wing parties another step closer, NOS reports. According to Sent, many factions have already decided to submit a joint …

Political rift widens: PM Rutte rebukes VVD Ministers in Cabinet showdown
8 months ago

Political rift widens: PM Rutte rebukes VVD Ministers in Cabinet showdown

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte wound up in a heated exchange with VVD Cabinet ministers, notably Dilan Yeşilgöz. Sources within the Council of Ministers told RTL Nieuws that Rutte directed a stern rebuke towards VVD ministers, expressing frustration over their resistance to certain policy measures proposed by the outgoing cabinet. Sources familiar with the exchange described it as a moment …

Omtzigt firm: NSC won't join a cabinet with the far right
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Omtzigt firm: NSC won't join a cabinet with the far right

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NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt has told reporters he is prepared to support a right-wing cabinet made up of the PVV, VVD and BBB from the sidelines, if an agreement can be worked out which he can commit to. However, Omtzigt said again after Wednesday’s coalition formation talks with Kim Putters, his party will not join a majority or a minority …

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 …

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

Former PvdA chairman Hans Spekman: cooperation with GroenLinks failed

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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 lashes out at left-wing parties at campaign event
1 year, 9 months ago

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

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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, …

Rutte lashes out at left wing parties in election campaign interview
1 year, 10 months ago

Rutte lashes out at left wing parties in election campaign interview

NL Times  

In the run-up to the provincial council elections, Prime Minister Mark Rutte lashed out against the merger of the PvdA and GroenLinks, which will soon form a joint parliamentary group in the Senate. A possible victory by the Left Bloc "would be bad news for the hard-working Dutchman" because it would raise taxes, the VVD leader told the Telegraaf. "If …

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

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote

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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 …

Labour leader supports merger with GroenLinks in Senate
2 years, 6 months ago

Labour leader supports merger with GroenLinks in Senate

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PvdA leader Attje Kuiken expressed support for merging the PvdA and GroenLinks factions in the Senate. "I am in favor of a next step to form a left bloc and support the party board's proposal to form one faction in a new Senate with senators from PvdA and GroenLinks." The Netherlands is at a crossroads, PvdA and GroenLinks members including …

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 …

Labour leaders want to take time to discuss merging with GroenLinks
2 years, 7 months ago

Labour leaders want to take time to discuss merging with GroenLinks

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The PvdA party board wants to take time to discuss more intensive cooperation or even a merger with GroenLinks, party chairman Esther-Mirjam Sent said in a letter to party members on Monday. She said the process must be careful and called for discussions about left-wing cooperation to be slowed down, "with the next parliamentary elections as a speck on the …

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

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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

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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 …

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 …

Plans to form new Rutte Cabinet before Christmas: report
3 years, 1 month ago

Plans to form new Rutte Cabinet before Christmas: report

NL Times  

The four parties in the Cabinet formation process have a concrete plan to have a coalition agreement ready by Sinterklaas and a Cabinet formed before Christmas, sources told Nieuwsuur. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, reprimanded informateurs Johan Remkes and Wouter Koolmees last week over the long-dragging Cabinet formation process. Regarding the new management culture, there were …

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

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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, 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. …

"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 …

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

Minority coalition best option; Formation processed strained political relationships

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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

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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

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 …

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

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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 – …

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 …

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 …

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election
3 years, 9 months ago

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election

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Opposition leader Geert Wilders has said the three largest parties that emerge from this week’s election should be first in line to discuss the next coalition. Wilders, whose anti-immigration PVV party is running second in the polls, said it was ‘undemocratic’ of caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte to rule him out as a potential partner before the election has been …

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election
3 years, 9 months ago

Wilders says three largest parties should hold coalition talks after election

Dutch News  

Opposition leader Geert Wilders has said the three largest parties that emerge from this week’s election should be first in line to discuss the next coalition. Wilders, whose anti-immigration PVV party is running second in the polls, said it was ‘undemocratic’ of caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte to rule him out as a potential partner before the election has been …

CDA, PvdA, and GroenLinks denounce Rutte's policies
3 years, 11 months ago

CDA, PvdA, and GroenLinks denounce Rutte's policies

NL Times  

The tone for the political campaigns in the upcoming Tweede Kamer elections has been set. Wopke Hoekstra, who became CDA party leader at the end of last year, said in his first speech that Dutch politics entered an era of “broken promises.” According to him, that is due to Mark Rutte and the liberal ideals of the VVD. With the …

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