Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse
1 year, 5 months ago

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse

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Former education minister Arie Slob has been brought in to try to form a new council administration in The Hague after the last coalition collapsed in a dispute over power sharing with Richard de Mos. D66, the largest coalition party, favoured holding cross-party talks, while the VVD and Christian Democrats were also in favour of working with De Mos’s group, but PvdA and GroenLinks refused. Slob, who led the ChristenUnie party from 2011 until 2015 and was appointed education minister in 2017, is available after wrapping up negotiations to form a provincial administration in Zuid-Holland province, where the farmers’ party BBB are heading a coalition with the VVD, CDA, PvdA and GroenLinks. He is the second member of Mark Rutte’s last cabinet to try to broker a deal in The Hague, after former medical care minister Bruno Bruins was unable to find a compromise before the VVD quit the council coalition.

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The Hague coalition loses two councillors to Richard de Mos
3 weeks, 4 days ago

The Hague coalition loses two councillors to Richard de Mos

Dutch News  

Two The Hague city councillors have left their respective parties and joined the party set up by Richard de Mos, which was sidelined in the most recent coalition negotiations because De Mos was facing corruption charges. Mairan Sewtahal and Ismet Bingöl have switched to Hart voor Den Haag, saying that De Mos’s party actually listens to locals, particularly when it …

Center-left coalition set to take control of The Hague City Council
1 year, 2 months ago

Center-left coalition set to take control of The Hague City Council

NL Times  

The new ruling coalition at the head of the City Council in The Hague will be presented on Monday. The center-left coalition will be comprised of members from the six parties that reached an agreement, including D66, GroenLinks, PvdA, PvdD, CDA, and Denk, confirmed Arie Slob on Wednesday. “The city once again has a stable majority coalition of parties that …

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse
1 year, 5 months ago

Former minister Arie Slob appointed to break The Hague impasse

Dutch News  

Former education minister Arie Slob has been brought in to try to form a new council administration in The Hague after the last coalition collapsed in a dispute over power sharing with Richard de Mos. D66, the largest coalition party, favoured holding cross-party talks, while the VVD and Christian Democrats were also in favour of working with De Mos’s group, …

Political coalition in The Hague collapses after talks with opposition leader De Mos
1 year, 5 months ago

Political coalition in The Hague collapses after talks with opposition leader De Mos

NL Times  

The governing coalition in the municipality of The Hague collapsed on Thursday evening. The reason for the split is the way in which the coalition intended to deal with Hart voor Den Haag, the party of former Alderman Richard de Mos and the largest party in the City Council. Bruins, who served 12 years in politics in The Hague as …

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag
2 years, 8 months ago

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag

Dutch News  

Efforts to form a new administration in The Hague have ground to a halt after most of the main parties said they would not work with Hart voor Den Haag, which won nine seats in the March local elections. D66, which won eight seats, has said it will not form a coalition with the party as long the criminal investigation …

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag
2 years, 8 months ago

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag

Dutch News  

Efforts to form a new administration in The Hague have ground to a halt after most of the main parties said they would not work with Hart voor Den Haag, which won nine seats in the March local elections. D66, which won eight seats, has said it will not form a coalition with the party as long the criminal investigation …

Justice minister Sander Dekker bows out after nine years in the cabinet
2 years, 11 months ago

Justice minister Sander Dekker bows out after nine years in the cabinet

Dutch News  

Justice minister Sander Dekker will not be a part of the new cabinet, the VVD supporter has told the Telegraaf in an interview. Last week it emerged that education minister Arie Slob and junior health minister Paul Blokhuis, who both represent junior coalition partner ChristenUnie, will not be part of the fourth cabinet to be led by Mark Rutte. Dekker …

Justice minister Sander Dekker bows out after nine years in the cabinet
2 years, 11 months ago

Justice minister Sander Dekker bows out after nine years in the cabinet

Dutch News  

Justice minister Sander Dekker will not be a part of the new cabinet, the VVD supporter has told the Telegraaf in an interview. Last week it emerged that education minister Arie Slob and junior health minister Paul Blokhuis, who both represent junior coalition partner ChristenUnie, will not be part of the fourth cabinet to be led by Mark Rutte. Dekker …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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