Overview
- Parliament-appointed negotiator Sybrand Buma said there is currently no route to a stable majority and asked D66, CDA and VVD to open talks.
- Together the three parties hold 66 of 150 seats, leaving them short of a majority and pointing toward a minority cabinet.
- A larger D66–CDA–GroenLinks–PvdA majority fell through after the VVD refused to join that formation.
- D66 leader Rob Jetten indicates he prefers a minority arrangement over bringing in the right-wing JA21, while GroenLinks-PvdA rules out pre-arranged support.
- D66 and CDA drafted a 17-page outline with proposals on housing, climate and stricter migration policy that the VVD agreed to use as a basis for negotiations.