netherlandspolitics
Gasps of shock and cheers of joy rippled through the packed hall where members of the GreenLeft-Labour bloc had gathered to watch the results of the exit poll. The results seem to suggest that the GreenLeft-Labour joint list will win eight out of the 31 seats the Netherlands gets in the European Parliament. Even louder cheers were heard when it was projected the radical right Freedom and Democracy Party is projected to win seven seats. Pro-European parties are expected to have picked up two thirds of the votes. "Pro European parties in the Netherlands did very well in this election which sends...
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As the European Union heads to the polls later this week, Dutch candidates hoping to win a seat in the European Parliament have been out on the streets for last-minute campaigning. Bas Eickhout, lead candidate for the GreenLeft–Labour (GroenLinks-PvdA) alliance says the future of Europe is at stake in the upcoming elections. “On all kinds of themes such as our security and climate, the question is actually whether you want a strong Europe or a weak Europe. That is actually the choice on 6 June,” he says. What's behind the Netherlands' turn to the far-right?Dirk Goting of the New Social Contrac...
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Dubbed “a former spy chief”, Dick Schoof is set to become the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands heading a far-right led government. The nomination is awaiting formal approval set for late June or early July. While Schoof is widely known in his home country for his high-ranking roles in the Dutch administration, he remains a stranger to most other Europeans. A big difference with his liberal predecessor Mark Rutte, who led the Netherlands since 2010 and played an influential role in the EU, is Schoof’s apparent lack of political experience. Despite his extensive expertise as head of the Nat...
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A former spy chief was tipped as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Former head of the Dutch spy agency and counter-terrorism office Dick Schoof was tipped on Tuesday to become the nation’s new Prime Minister. The 67-year-old will lead a coalition dominated by Geert Wilders’ radical right-wing Freedom Party. The coalition is also made up of the centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, centrist New Social Contract and the Farmer-Citizen Movement. Schoof is currently the top civil servant at the Ministry of Security and Justice. Wilders congratulated him in a post on X, say...
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The Netherlands’ government has veered sharply to the right after four right-wing Dutch parties agreed to form a coalition. Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders, who topped the polls in last year's election, struck a deal with three other party leaders on Thursday, capping months of tumultuous negotiations that left it unclear who would become prime minister. The new agreement, framed with the slogan "Hope, courage and pride", includes plans to impose strict measures on asylum seekers, scrap family reunification for refugees and reduce the number of international students studying in the country...
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