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The Netherlands still in search of a government

2024-03-29T16:45:50.197Z

Highlights: The Netherlands is moving towards a mixed government of politicians and technocrats. A break with the tradition of the last government of this type dates back to 1918. The four parties have been trying to govern together since the end of 2023. They are the PVV of the far-right leader Geert Wilders, the center-right VVD of Mark Rutte, and the left-wing NRC of Caroline van der Plas. The parties are trying to form a government of technocrats and politicians.


DECRYPTION - Far-right leader Geert Wilders is unable to build a coalition with the right, although he has given up the post of prime minister.


In Brussels

A government of

“technicians”

led by a prime minister who is not the leader of the party that won the elections. More than four months after the legislative elections of November 22 having won 37 seats out of 150 for Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV), the Netherlands could enter a relatively unprecedented period. In this case moving towards a mixed government of politicians and technocrats. A break with the tradition of the kingdom, where the last government of this type dates back to 1918.

This is in any case the objective of the two new

“informants”

charged a week ago with working on a common agreement between the four parties which have been trying, since the end of 2023, to govern together: the PVV of the far-right leader Geert Wilders, the center-right VVD of Dilan Yesilgöz, from which the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte comes, the NSC, also center-right, of Pieter Omtzigt, and the agricultural party BBB of Caroline van der Plas.

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Source: lefigaro

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