Rob Jetten Did His Best, but He Could Not Get His Own D66 to Change Their Mind About the Asylum Laws.

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Two of the three asylum laws were rejected in the Senate. Not a single coalition party voted the same way. ‘There is no strategy. Then you run up against...

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It was the first major test for the minority cabinet of D66, VVD, and CDA: getting two strict asylum laws through the Senate. But the Senate voted against the ‘Asylum Emergency Measures Act’ on Tuesday – including the CDA and D66. It demonstrates the internal divisions.

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SocialYes, and the sad thing is: everyone votes for something, but then doesn't get it. And of course, that has to do with the fact that Wilders and his ilk don't excel in tactical ingenuity, at least not in the long term, but it also has to do with the fact that D66 is a party that says one thing in a coalition agreement and then allows the Senate faction to vote for something completely different. And yes, sure, you can't have everything in li…

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After the rejection of the asylum laws on Tuesday, the situation is back to summer 2023. At that time, the fourth Rutte cabinet foundered on a stricter asylum policy.