US EditionDutch Parties Agree on Rare Minority Government
The coalition holds only 66 of 150 seats in the House and will rely on opposition support to advance policies on security, housing, and the economy, leaders said.
- On Jan 27, party leaders in Amsterdam agreed to form a rare minority government led by Rob Jetten, Democrats 66 leader and prime minister-designate, the youngest in Dutch history.
- Earlier this month the three parties decided to put together a minority cabinet, with Democrats 66 , Christian Democrats , and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy controlling only 66 seats of the 150-seat lower house.
- The three parties finalised their coalition agreement late on Tuesday, and Jetten outlined priorities including security, housing, migration, and `enormous investment` in defence, while minister selection begins.
- Party MPs will be asked to confirm the agreement in the coming days, with a detailed pact presented on Friday; other cabinet posts will be filled in the coming weeks ahead of installation by February 23.
- Because the coalition lacks a Senate majority, it must seek opposition and other parties whose support will be needed, and `We now want to get started on all the major issues facing us.`, party leaders said.
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Three centrist pro-European parties in the Netherlands announced on Tuesday that they had reached an agreement in principle after months of negotiations and would form a minority government.
The leaders of three Dutch political parties have agreed on a new coalition deal, paving the way for a rare minority government in the Netherlands, almost three months after the centrist D66 party won a surprise election victory. The liberal-progressive, pro-European D66 – led by the new prime minister-designate Rob Jetten – will form a coalition with the conservative Christian Democrats and the right-wing VVD in a government that has just 66 se…
The new Government of the Netherlands is emerging as a minority centre-right coalition — the three parties number 66 out of the 76 seats needed to exercise majority in a 150-strong Parliament — with progressive Rob Jetten as the future prime minister. Left-wing Liberals D66, a winning progressive formation from last October 29 elections, Christian democracy CDA, and the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD, have reached an agreement on t…
The new minority coalition led by the left-liberal D66 party leader, Rob Jetten, has only 66 of the 150 seats in the Dutch parliament.
D66, Christian Democrats and VVD have agreed on a minority government, led by Job Jetten.
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