Rutger Ploum, chairman of the Christian Democrats, has resigned, citing his party’s disappointing result in this week’s general election. The CDA lost four of their 19 seats in Wednesday’s vote and are now the fourth biggest party in parliament, behind the two Liberal parties VVD and D66 and the far right PVV. Wopke Hoekstra, who led the campaign, told reporters …
The Christian Democrat leadership contest has begun in earnest after the party set a deadline of June 24 for candidates to put their name forward. Finance minister Wopke Hoekstra and health minister Hugo de Jonge have been considered the front runners for the job since Sybrand Buma resigned to become mayor of Leeuwarden last May. Interim leader Pieter Heerma made …
