Dutch politics

Dutch coalition survives (for now) after chaos fueled by fuming Geert Wilders – POLITICO

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Dutch coalition survives (for now) after chaos fueled by fuming Geert Wilders – POLITICO

Achahbar told her colleagues earlier Friday that she was quitting over alleged racist comments made by other ministers during a Cabinet meeting Monday to discuss violence in Amsterdam involving locals and Israeli football fans last week, according to Dutch broadcaster NOS. She released a statement publicly confirming her resignation shortly after Friday night’s Cabinet crisis meeting. … Read more

Fragile Dutch government teeters as minister resigns and Geert Wilders rages – POLITICO

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Fragile Dutch government teeters as minister resigns and Geert Wilders rages – POLITICO

The Netherlands’ government has been comprised of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the populist Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) and the NSC since July. But the coalition has been beset by infighting over how to respond to the Amsterdam clashes, with anti-immigrant PVV leader Geert Wilders — … Read more

Dutch prime minister to skip COP29 after Amsterdam football violence – POLITICO

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Dutch prime minister to skip COP29 after Amsterdam football violence – POLITICO

“I will not be going to Azerbaijan next week for the U.N. Climate Conference COP29. Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands,” Schoof wrote on X on Saturday. The Netherlands will instead be represented by its climate envoy, Jaime Bourbon de … Read more

Dutch capital declared ‘high-risk’ area after attack on Israeli football fans – POLITICO

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Dutch capital declared ‘high-risk’ area after attack on Israeli football fans – POLITICO

Local authorities in Amsterdam issued an emergency order declaring the Dutch capital a “high-risk security area” following attacks on Israeli football supporters on Thursday night. The emergency measures, which also cover the Amstelveen area, include enabling “preventive searches,” a ban on demonstrations and increased police presence. The imposition of the measures comes after supporters of … Read more

Dutch government announces ‘strictest asylum policy ever’ – POLITICO

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Dutch government announces ‘strictest asylum policy ever’ – POLITICO

“I’m aiming for the strictest asylum policy ever,” Faber said in a video message, citing bottlenecks in housing, health care and education as reasons to do so. The plan, she said, is to “legally declare an asylum crisis, which will allow me to take measures to combat [it].” Such an emergency law would allow the … Read more

Court convicts 6 over Dutch crime reporter’s murder – POLITICO

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Court convicts 6 over Dutch crime reporter’s murder – POLITICO

The court on Wednesday convicted six of the nine men on various charges after a grinding three-year trial. It did not hand down a life sentence to the three main suspects, instead sentencing two of them to 28 years in prison and the other to 26 years. A seventh man was also sentenced to just … Read more

New Dutch government drives wedge through EU liberals – POLITICO

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New Dutch government drives wedge through EU liberals – POLITICO

The tensions could further divide the Renew parliamentary faction at a time when it risks losing its status as kingmaker, with polls suggesting that parties to the right will gain seats. Hayer is campaigning against Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in France, a party whose MEPs will sit with Wilders’ lawmakers in the next … Read more

How Geert Wilders turned all corners of Dutch society into far right voters – POLITICO

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How Geert Wilders turned all corners of Dutch society into far right voters – POLITICO

Radical right-wing voters are all too often cast as old, white men, said De Voogd. “In part, that’s shifting; and in part, that image has never been true,” he said. According to the researcher, far-right voters typically fall into three broad categories: There are conservative voters, who previously backed Christian parties or the liberals. Then … Read more

Far-right Geert Wilders announces new Dutch government deal – POLITICO

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Far-right Geert Wilders announces new Dutch government deal – POLITICO

The deal still needs the endorsement of all four parties’ parliamentary factions. And the choice of a new prime minister could also still throw a last-minute spanner in the works. The announcement caps nearly six months of fraught talks between the four parties, which at one point saw the leader of the NSC walk away … Read more

Geert Wilders goes back to the drawing board – POLITICO

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Geert Wilders goes back to the drawing board – POLITICO

“Incredibly disappointing,” “very surprised” and “complete surprise,” were their reactions on X. “What you see is that everyone is busy with the blame game: trying to point at Omtzigt as the guilty party and feigning surprise,” even though there had long been palpable tension, Rachid Azrout, a political analyst at the University of Amsterdam, told POLITICO. … Read more