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

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, in his view, the left-wing parties "want to let the perpetrators get off with community service in the event of violence against these people. Rutte firmly said he does not need the two left-wing parties for this, "because they get in the way.

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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

NL Times  

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 …

Dutch plans to tackle climate change are in doubt after the election victory of a far-right party
1 year ago

Dutch plans to tackle climate change are in doubt after the election victory of a far-right party

Associated Press  

AMSTERDAM — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate conference his country is “committed to accelerating our efforts” to tackle climate change. “The climate law, the climate deal and all other climate measures will go straight into the shredder,” his PVV party’s election manifesto said. A day after the election, activists hoisted …

Wilders ally overseeing first stage of Dutch coalition-building quits over fraud allegation
1 year ago

Wilders ally overseeing first stage of Dutch coalition-building quits over fraud allegation

The Hindu  

A party ally of far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders on November 27 quit his role in the building of a new governing coalition over fraud allegations, throwing the process of creating a new government into turmoil before it had begun. Gom van Strien, a senator for Mr. Wilders' Party for Freedom, was appointed last week as a “scout” to …

The Netherlands’ longtime ruling party says it won’t join a new government following far-right’s win
1 year ago

The Netherlands’ longtime ruling party says it won’t join a new government following far-right’s win

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A senator from the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom was appointed Friday to investigate possible governing coalitions after the far-right party’s election victory, while the party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it would support a center-right administration in parliament but not join the next government. Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, the new leader of the People’s Party for …

Dutch News online poll produces centre-left, two-party coalition
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Anti-Islam Geert Wilders seeks coalition partners after Dutch election win
1 year, 1 month ago

Anti-Islam Geert Wilders seeks coalition partners after Dutch election win

Al Jazeera  

The right-wing, anti-Islam populist Party for Freedom emerged as strongest force in Dutch parliament elections. “We want to govern and … we will govern.” Opposition coalition The extreme right-wing ideals of the PVV have raised an alarm among some Dutch opposition. Pieter Omtzigt, whose NSC party was expected to win 20 seats according to the exit poll, appeared to soften …

In shift to far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections
1 year, 1 month ago

In shift to far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections

LA Times  

In an unexpected result, the party of far-right politician Geert Wilders has won the most seats in Dutch parliamentary elections. Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation long known as …

Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for gains, exit poll says
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for gains, exit poll says

Al Jazeera  

Knife-edge election set to shake up Dutch politics after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s record 13-year stint in power. The exit poll published on Wednesday by the national broadcaster NOS projected Wilders’s Party for Freedom would win 35 out of 150 seats, nine seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans’ Labour Party and Green Left alliance. The party of outgoing …

Divisive Wilders stunned by PVV victory, pledges to govern for all Dutch people
1 year, 1 month ago

Divisive Wilders stunned by PVV victory, pledges to govern for all Dutch people

NL Times  

Dutch politician Geert Wilders expressed enthusiasm and pride after leading his far-right PVV party to victory in the 2023 General Election. He told the gathered crowd, "We are going to govern," and said he was ready to be the leader for all Dutch people, and to find solutions "within the legal and constitutional framework." "I have 100 percent confidence that …

Read how the govt in Netherlands collapsed over the burning refugee issue
1 year, 5 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 …

Accusations, but no new insights, as right-wing clashes with left in election debate
1 year, 9 months ago

Accusations, but no new insights, as right-wing clashes with left in election debate

NL Times  

The leaders of the VVD, PvdA, and GroenLinks got into each other’s hair about sensitive topics like poverty, housing, immigration, nitrogen, and climate during the much-discussed televised election debate led by Jeroen Pauw. Harsh accusations rained from both sides, but because the politicians mainly exchanged known points of view, most voters would not have gained many new insights. PvdA leader …

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 …

PM Rutte's VVD steadily losing support in polls; Far-right PVV gaining
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Rutte's VVD steadily losing support in polls; Far-right PVV gaining

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD is steadily losing support in the polls. In the latest Peilingwijzer, the VVD has between 22 and 26 seats, about seven less than six months ago when the party stood at 29 to 33. The far-right party now has 18 to 22 seats in the polls, compared to 13 to 17 six months ago. According …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

New Dutch Cabinet expected by the summer
3 years, 9 months 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 …

Poll analysis: Rutte poised for big election win
3 years, 9 months ago

Poll analysis: Rutte poised for big election win

NL Times  

One day before official election day, the polls has current prime minister Mark Rutte's VVD set for a big win. But with the ongoing pandemic and accompanying economic crisis, Rutte, his VVD, and a number of other top parties already stressed that a quick cabinet formation is needed. The current coalition of VVD, CDA, D66, and ChristenUnie are projected to …

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 …

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 …

"Undemocratic" to exclude PVV from cabinet, Wilders says
3 years, 9 months ago

"Undemocratic" to exclude PVV from cabinet, Wilders says

NL Times  

The three largest parties after the election must try to form a cabinet together, according to PVV leader Geert Wilders. Even though the VVD already said that it won't work with the PVV again, they owe it to the voters, Wilders said on the NPO Radio 1 news on Monday. According to Wilders, it is "undemocratic" of VVD leader and …

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 …

VVD consolidates lead in latest poll of polls, Forum sinks further away
4 years, 1 month ago

VVD consolidates lead in latest poll of polls, Forum sinks further away

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte’s right-wing Liberal VVD remains by far the biggest party in the latest poll of polls, an amalgam of three leading opinion polls. If there were a general election tomorrow the VVD would win 39 to 45 seats in the 150 seat parliament, double that of its nearest rival, the far right PVV lead by Geert Wilders, …

VVD consolidates lead in latest poll of polls, Forum sinks further away
4 years, 1 month ago

VVD consolidates lead in latest poll of polls, Forum sinks further away

Dutch News  

Prime minister Mark Rutte’s right-wing Liberal VVD remains by far the biggest party in the latest poll of polls, an amalgam of three leading opinion polls. If there were a general election tomorrow the VVD would win 39 to 45 seats in the 150 seat parliament, double that of its nearest rival, the far right PVV lead by Geert Wilders, …

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left
6 years, 8 months ago

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left

Dutch News  

GroenLinks leader Rutger Groot Wassink is planning to form a coalition with the Liberal democratic party D66, Labour and the Socialists to regain power in Amsterdam. Despite losing many seats in the recent election, Groot Wassink does not consider this a problem and believes that a vote for a party that lost is as valuable as one for a party …

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left
6 years, 8 months ago

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left

Dutch News  

GroenLinks leader Rutger Groot Wassink is planning to form a coalition with the Liberal democratic party D66, Labour and the Socialists to regain control of Amsterdam. Despite losing many seats in the recent election, Groot Wassink does not consider this a problem and believes that a vote for a party that lost is as valuable as one for a party …

Wilders' PVV: Coalition talks intensify as parties consider joining forces
6 years, 9 months ago

Wilders' PVV: Coalition talks intensify as parties consider joining forces

Dutch News  

Several local parties are considering forming a coalition with the anti-immigration PVV after the upcoming local elections. While the PVV has been a pariah in the Dutch parliament, several local branches have indicated that they will consider forming a coalition with the PVV. However, the PVV has so far remained silent on the matter, and it remains to be seen …

PVV and local parties explore coalition deal despite Wilders's controversial statements
6 years, 9 months ago

PVV and local parties explore coalition deal despite Wilders's controversial statements

Dutch News  

Several local parties are considering forming a coalition with the anti-immigration PVV after the upcoming local elections. While the PVV has been a pariah in the Dutch parliament, several local branches have indicated that they will consider forming a coalition with the party. However, the PVV has been facing internal divisions and losing support, with several sitting councillors quitting the …

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