BBB dropped from Utrecht coalition after seven-party talks collapse

1 week, 6 days ago

Germany: Scholz launches polling process, calls for vote of confidence next week

In a brief televised statement, Scholz said he wanted “to clear the way” for the elections and stressed that until then his government and the legislature would remain “fully capable” of steering the ship of state German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday set the election process in motion leading up to early polls in February next year as politics in …

Germany German Scholz

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Schoof urges single deal with opposition to pass budget plans

Dutch News

Prime minister Dick Schoof has called on the four coalition parties to reach a single agreement with the opposition to address their objections to cuts in education, aid, healthcare spending. Schoof told broadcaster NOS in his weekly interview that he had asked the four coalition parties – PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB – to consolidate all the issues that opposition …

Opposition Coalition Parties Opposition Parties Schoof

Early German elections likely as Scholz fires minister, coalition collapses

Al Jazeera

Scholz will head a minority government with coalition partners, the Social Democrats and Greens, after firing his finance minister from the Free Democrats. Germany’s ruling three-party coalition has collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister, paving the way for an early election and triggering political chaos in Europe’s largest economy. The collapse of Scholz’s political alliance caps months …

Germany Democrats German Scholz Olaf Scholz Lindner His Finance Minister

1 month, 2 weeks ago

German government collapses after Scholz sacks finance minister

The Telegraph

Mr Scholz claimed that he made a “generous offer” to Mr Lindner but that the finance minister “showed no interest whatsoever in accepting this offer for the good of the country”. Mr Lindner hit back in a statement made shortly after in which he accused Mr Scholz of “not having the strength to give our country a new start.” He …

German Scholz Finance Minister Lindner Mr Scholz Mr Lindner

7 months, 1 week ago

A Dutch anti-Islam party says it’s brokered a provisional coalition deal for a hard-right government

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other Dutch party leaders said Wednesday they have brokered a provisional coalition deal in a move that brings closer a government driven by the hard right in yet another European Union nation. “If you want a government to succeed, you need a prime minister that unites,” said Pieter Omtzigt, leader of the …

Dutch Party Right Minister Wilders Populist Prime

8 months ago

Coalition talks again bogged down in social media disputes

Dutch News

Talks on forming a new right-wing coalition government in the Netherlands continue to be dogged by social media posts, particularly by far-right leader Geert Wilders. On Thursday Wilders refused to withdraw a post he had placed about the VVD’s junior immigration minister Eric van der Burg, describing him instead as someone “who has turned the Netherlands into one big refugee …

Social Media Coalition Talks Leader Der Wilders Burg

8 months ago

Coalition talks again bogged down in social media disputes

Dutch News

Talks on forming a new right-wing coalition government in the Netherlands continue to be dogged by social media posts, particularly by far-right leader Geert Wilders. On Thursday Wilders refused to withdraw a post he had placed about the VVD’s junior immigration minister Eric van der Burg, describing him instead as someone “who has turned the Netherlands into one big refugee …

Social Media Coalition Talks Leader Der Wilders Burg

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Four parties hold rescue talks as mood sours over farm protests

Dutch News

The four parties trying to form a new Dutch government are holding a second day of informal meetings as they battle to meet next week’s deadline to deliver a progress report to parliament. Pieter Omtzigt, leader of Nieuw Sociaal Contract, criticised famers’ party leader Caroline van der Plas for not condemning a video posted by Mark van den Oever, leader …

Parties Leader Farm Van Plas Omtzigt Four Parties

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Members of Germany’s smallest governing party vote to stay in Scholz’s coalition, prompting relief

Associated Press

BERLIN — Members of the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular coalition have voted in a low-profile ballot to stay in the troubled government, but the result underlines the three-party alliance’s difficulties. The pro-business Free Democrats, who in recent decades have leaned to the right, joined a coalition with Scholz’s Social Democrats and the environmentalist Greens, both left-leaning …

Party Democrats Members German Scholz

1 year ago

Coalition talks move towards next stage, Plasterk "knows enough"

Dutch News

New coalition scout Ronald Plasterk has told reporters he now “knows enough” about the position of the four parties which may go on to form a right-wing coalition and will now spend the next few days writing his report. That report will focus on “how the informative round” – the next stage in the formation process – might look and …

Plas Omtzigt Plasterk

1 year ago

Dutch Cabinet talks hit 3 key obstacles, but PVV, NSC, BBB & VVD will keep talking: Report

NL Times

There are several main issues that will make it difficult for the PVV to lead a coalition government with NSC, VVD, and BBB. The four parties will have to continue to discuss the "rule of law," the form of the coalition Cabinet, and overall political priorities, sources close to the formation process told broadcaster NOS. Along with seven seats from …

Dutch Coalition Parties Seats Cabinet Parliament Nos

1 year ago

Omtzigt puts policy before partnerships in coalition talks

Dutch News

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 …

Vvd Omtzigt Pvv Leader Plasterk

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 …

Vvd

1 year, 3 months ago

Farmers party BBB unveils program for November election

NL Times

Farmers party BoerBurgerBeweging party presented on Friday its program for the 2023 parliamentary election. However, the party also wishes to ensure quality care for young transgender individuals, introduce an asylum quota, and impose additional taxes on high corporate profits. The party also advocates for reinstating the speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour on highways, a regulation currently allowed only …

Election Party Bbb

1 year, 3 months ago

Germany’s Scholz pledges less infighting as his government works to boost the economy

Associated Press

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged on Wednesday that his government will tone down frequent public infighting that has weighed it down badly in polls as it works to pick up the country’s stagnant economy, Europe’s biggest. “It shouldn’t be heard any more.” Center-left Social Democrat Scholz leads a coalition of socially liberal parties that took power in late …

Democrats Cabinet German Scholz Lindner

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 …

Dutch Migration Farmers Coalition Party Refugee Democrats

1 year, 6 months ago

BBB biggest senate party, GL and PvdA can give gov't a majority

Dutch News

As expected, the pro-farmers BBB is now the biggest party in the senate, or upper house of parliament, following Tuesday’s vote by provincial councillors and representatives of Dutch nationals outside the Netherlands. BBB 16 VVD 10 CDA 6 GroenLinks 7 D66 5 JA21 3 PvdA 7 PVV 4 SP 3 ChristenUnie 3 PvdD 3 50Plus 1 SGP2 FvD 2 Volt …

Dutch Senate Bbb Groenlinks Pvda

1 year, 6 months ago

Farmers' party BBB could get 18 seats in Senate election tomorrow

NL Times

That the farmers’ party BBB will be the biggest party in the Senate after the election on Tuesday is certain. The Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, is elected by the 12 Provincial Councils, by electoral colleagues on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, and by a new electoral college that votes on behalf of Dutch citizens abroad. Regional parties work together …

Parties Votes Vote Seat Bbb Senate Election Other Parties

1 year, 8 months ago

No deal yet on issues shaking up Germany’s ruling coalition

Associated Press

BERLIN — All-night talks failed Monday to break the political deadlock over a series of issues that threaten to divide German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Scholz and several of his ministers flew to Rotterdam for long-planned talks with the Dutch government Monday, leaving unfinished business back home. Last-minute efforts by the Free Democrats to prevent a complete ban on combustion …

German Scholz Issues Shaking

1 year, 9 months ago

BBB breaks campaign promise, says Senators can keep a second job

NL Times

Farmers’ party BBB is going back on an election promise not to have any of its members fill more than one function, a spokesperson for the party confirmed to NOS after reports by AD. The party did so well in the Provincial Council and water board elections that it may not be possible for the BBB to fill all seats …

Party Council Senate Members Nos Its Members Bbb

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 …

Groenlinks Pvda Spekman

1 year, 9 months ago

Preliminary figures show BBB also performs well in water board elections

NL Times

The BoerBurgerBeweging is on a path towards winning a major victory in the water board elections, said the association of Dutch water boards. "The preliminary results that have already been received show that BBB will become the largest party in at least six water boards," the Unie van Waterschappen said. "WaterNatuurlijk, a partnership between GroenLinks, D66 and Volt for the …

Board Netherlands Water Boards Bbb Water Board Elections Turnout Figures

1 year, 9 months ago

Climate groups see potential to work with BBB; Farmers want flags right side up again

NL Times

Several nature preservation groups and environmental activists said they are optimistic they can find a way to work with BoerBurgerBeweging after the party’s apparent big election win on Wednesday. The nature conservation foundation was commenting on the big election win by new right-wing farming and agriculture political party BoerBurgerBeweging “It is very important to involve everyone in finding a solution,” …

Nature Organization Dutch Netherlands Farmers Right Plans

1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch go to polls in mid-term provincial elections

The Independent

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Elections Dutch Farmers Rutte Van Der Plas Plas Provincial Elections

1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch set to vote in local elections with national impact

The Independent

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Elections Dutch Netherlands Farmers National Party Vote

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 …

Kaag Vvd

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 …

Kaag Vvd

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 …

Coalition Parties Cda Vvd Remkes Definitive Conclusions

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 …

Coalition Cabinet Cda Remkes Formation Informateur Talks Drag

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 …

Coalition Party Rutte Cda Groenlinks Pvda Vvd Leader

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 …

Coalition Leader Rutte Cda Vvd Groenlinks Pvda

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 …

Party Nos Formation Cda Groenlinks Pvda

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 …

Rutte Christenunie Party Coalition D66 Pvda

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 …

Rutte Christenunie

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 …

Rutte Kaag Coalition Talks

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 …

Rutte Kaag Coalition Talks

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 – …

Parties Hamer Coalition Talks Vvd Leader

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 – …

Parties Hamer

3 years, 6 months ago

Rutte would 'prefer' a continuation of the current four-party coalition

Dutch News

Prime minister Mark Rutte has told broadcaster NOS that he would prefer to see the current coalition – a four party combination of Rutte’s VVD, the Christian Democrats, D66 and ChristenUnie – remain in office. ‘We can work well with the ChristenUnie.’ D66 leader Sigrid Kaag is not keen on ChristenUnie as the fourth party in the coalition because the …

Coalition Party Rutte Kaag Christenunie

3 years, 6 months ago

Rutte would 'prefer' a continuation of the current four-party coalition

Dutch News

Prime minister Mark Rutte has told broadcaster NOS that he would prefer to see the current coalition – a four party combination of Rutte’s VVD, the Christian Democrats, D66 and ChristenUnie – remain in office. ‘We can work well with the ChristenUnie.’ D66 leader Sigrid Kaag is not keen on ChristenUnie as the fourth party in the coalition because the …

Coalition Party Rutte Kaag Christenunie

3 years, 6 months ago

Nine parties agree deal to form minority coalition in Limburg

Dutch News

Nine parties in Limburg have agreed a deal to run the province two months after the previous government collapsed in the wake of a clientism scandal. The extra-parliamentary government excludes the Christian Democrats, who have dominated Limburg politics for decades, and the province’s second largest political group, the far-right nationalist PVV. The minority administration of seven parties, headed by the …

Parties Cda Limburg

3 years, 6 months ago

Nine parties agree deal to form minority coalition in Limburg

Dutch News

Nine parties in Limburg have agreed a deal to run the province two months after the previous government collapsed in the wake of a clientism scandal. The extra-parliamentary government excludes the Christian Democrats, who have dominated Limburg politics for decades, and the province’s second largest political group, the far-right nationalist PVV. The minority administration of seven parties, headed by the …

Parties Cda Limburg

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 …

Coalition Hoekstra Cda Hamer Groenlinks Christenunie

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 …

Coalition Hoekstra Cda Hamer Groenlinks Christenunie

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 …

Forum Hamer Coalition Talks Economic Strategy Parties Discuss

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 …

Forum Hamer Coalition Talks Economic Strategy Parties Discuss

BBB dropped from Utrecht coalition after seven-party talks collapse

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