Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt returns to The Hague to survey the tattered remains of his Nieuw Sociaal Contract party. Two MPs follow junior finance minister Nora Achahbar through the exit, complaining of a lack of basic decency in government. Another NSC minister, Caspar Veldkamp, …
Independent MP Pieter Omtzigt is going to contest the November general election with his own party Nieuw Sociaal Contract. The Financieele Dagblad argues that is the fledgling BBB, his former party CDA, and the far right PVV and VVD who have most to fear from Omtzigt’s new party. “Omtzigt sees migration as a problem and wants to stem the flow,” …
Pietro Omtzigt will participate in the parliamentary election on November 22 with his own party called Nieuw Sociaal Contract, which translates to New Social Contract in English. Spearheads of the new movement are “good governance” and “security of existence,” according to the new party’s foundation document. He called that “unrealistic and not responsible” in the newspaper, although he strives for …
Parliamentary chairwoman Khadija Arib has made a formal complaint to the police about the way MP Pieter Omtzigt was harassed outside parliament by demonstrators who opposed the government’s coronavirus strategy. During the encounter, which was recorded on camera and can be seen on social media, a small group of demonstrators shouted at Omtzigt, with one clearly heard saying ‘I will …
