18 votes

The right-wing Dutch cabinet has fallen

Posted by Raspcoffee
Tags: politics, netherlands, government.coalition, elections, right wing, european union

I do not have an English source yet, but there are two Dutch liveblogs:

https://nos.nl/liveblog/2569753-pvv-stapt-uit-de-coalitie-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-reageren-vol-onbegrip

https://www.nu.nl/politiek/6357901/live-politiek-pvv-stapt-uit-coalitie-na-wens-voor-meer-asielmaatregelen.html

It's happened after the far-right PVV wanted to have more measures against migration, which were (in my opinion) unrealistic and inhumane.

This'll most likely mean Dutch snap elections soon.

7 comments

  1. [4]
    CannibalisticApple
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    ...Why would you give up your power as a threat??

    Last week, Wilders demanded coalition partners sign on to a 10-point plan that aims to radically slash migration, including using the army to guard land borders and turning away all asylum-seekers. He said that if immigration policy is not toughened up, his party “is out of the Cabinet.”

    ...Why would you give up your power as a threat??

    13 votes
    1. Raspcoffee
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      Most likely, it's a combination of factors: He was beginning to slip in the polls. By making the cabinet fall on this, assuming it'll be followed up by elections(which is very likely) it may...

      Most likely, it's a combination of factors:

      1. He was beginning to slip in the polls.
      2. By making the cabinet fall on this, assuming it'll be followed up by elections(which is very likely) it may become a dominant theme during the election.
      3. His voterbase was(is?) getting disappointed with his party's lack of achievements, and his leadership wasn't outright questioned yet but getting shaky.
      4. He made threats about making the cabinet fall before but didn't follow up. Doing that again would make him look weak.

      All in all though, this is what populism is: no real content, just people shouting to win votes regardless of whether it actually reflects reality.

      20 votes
    2. CptBluebear
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      Ok yeah no valid of course, but do keep in mind that in a coalition that means also kicking the stand from under the feet of your coalition parties. It's not just his power he's threatening to...

      Ok yeah no valid of course, but do keep in mind that in a coalition that means also kicking the stand from under the feet of your coalition parties. It's not just his power he's threatening to undermine, also the other parties' power. It effectively means that he tells them they will no longer rule either.

      8 votes
    3. teaearlgraycold
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      Ah, pulling from the Democrats playbook?

      Ah, pulling from the Democrats playbook?

      2 votes
  3. [2]
    pete_the_paper_boat
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    The cabinet basically never got off the ground, achieved pretty much nothing was delivered to the voters and it was plagued with constant infighting. The "extraparlementary cabinet" strategy was a...

    The cabinet basically never got off the ground, achieved pretty much nothing was delivered to the voters and it was plagued with constant infighting.

    The "extraparlementary cabinet" strategy was a complete failure, I assume the only reason the PVV went along with it in the first place was because otherwise a cabinet would never be established to begin with..?

    5 votes
    1. Raspcoffee
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      Yeah, it was a demand from the NSC. Without the PM having been from outside the four parties, though, this cabinet probably would've fallen quicker. (which may have been better) It's been nothing...

      Yeah, it was a demand from the NSC. Without the PM having been from outside the four parties, though, this cabinet probably would've fallen quicker. (which may have been better)

      It's been nothing but one giant waste of time and political circus's.

      3 votes