Overview
- D66 and the CDA will move into a content‑first phase on Koolmees’s advice, starting bilateral negotiations without other parties.
- Both parties plan to nominate two informateurs to guide the talks, with reports naming Sybrand Buma (CDA) and Hans Wijers (D66).
- The mandate centers on housing, nitrogen policy, the business climate, asylum and migration, international security or defense, and the budget.
- A D66–CDA cabinet alone would hold 44 seats, underscoring the minority option’s vulnerability and the need for outside support.
- EenVandaag polling shows D66 and CDA voters largely back the approach, many VVD voters are frustrated by their party’s sidelining, and most respondents prefer a majority coalition over a minority setup.