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D66, VVD and CDA Agree to Form Dutch Minority Government

The three-party bloc will govern without a majority, relying on ad hoc deals in a 15-faction parliament.

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Mehr als zwei Monate nach der Parlamentswahl in den Niederlanden hat sich die linksliberale D66 mit zwei Mitte-rechts-Parteien auf die Bildung einer Minderheitsregierung geeinigt.
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Overview

  • D66 leader Rob Jetten announced the agreement and is expected to become prime minister as he moves to assemble a cabinet with an ambitious program.
  • The partners control 66 of 150 seats in the Tweede Kamer, short of the 76 needed for a majority, and they aim to secure shifting support from opposition parties.
  • Talks that began in December are slated to conclude by the end of January, with meetings planned with other party leaders to lock in issue-by-issue agreements.
  • Mainstream parties continue to refuse cooperation with Geert Wilders' PVV, and D66 resisted VVD efforts to bring the radical-right Ja21 into the coalition after VVD blocked a D66 bid for a deal with GroenLinks-PvdA.
  • Analysts question the durability of the arrangement given the Netherlands' limited experience with minority governments and the collapse of a right-leaning coalition after 11 months in 2023–2024.