Elections in the Netherlands: VVD will not participate in the next government

2023-11-24 11:41:32

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November 24, 2023
12:41

The liberal VVD party will not be in the next government of the Netherlands, but can tolerate a “winners’ cabinet”, said its president, Dilan Yesilgöz.

The VVD liberals will not participate in the next Dutch government, party president Dilan Yesilgöz announced just before the start of a meeting with the president of the Second Chamber of the States General of the Netherlands, Vera Bergkamp.

The party of Dilan Yesilgöz and the outgoing Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, lost 10 seats during the elections from Wednesday. “It’s almost a third and it’s a signal from the voters. But again, we’re not going to turn our backs on everyone who voted for us,” she said.

The VVD may possibly tolerate a “cabinet of winners” composed of Geert Wilders’ PVV and Pieter Omtzigt’s NSC.


“The voters told us to pass. But we will facilitate the establishment of a center-right cabinet.”

Dilan Yesilgöz

President of the VVD

Gom van Strien (PVV) design éclaireur

“The big winners are PVV and NSC,” said Dilan Yesilgöz. “A different role suits us after 13 years. Voters told us to pass. But we will facilitate the establishment of a center-right cabinet. We will support constructive proposals, so it is a form of tolerance,” she added.

Gom van Strienmember of the PVV in the upper house, was designated as scout for the first phase of the formation of a government in the Netherlands. Almost all group leaders accepted this appointment. Only the leader of the DENK, Stephan van Baarle, voted against, indicated the President of the House of Representatives Vera Bergkamp, ​​after a meeting with the heads of the list.

At the request of the PVV and with the agreement of the other parties, it will study possible coalitions and organize the first interviews with party presidentswhose VVDWho wishes to be present at the negotiating table.

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