Overview

• Volt leader Laurens Dassen canceled Friday’s NOS/NPO Radio 1 one-on-one climate debate with FVD’s Lidewij de Vos, saying FVD spreads “facts-free” rhetoric.
• Volt asked NOS to switch opponents but was told that was not possible, and NPO Radio 1 reports the SP will take Volt’s place.
• The party says it will, in principle, no longer engage FVD in parliamentary debates in the Tweede Kamer.
• FVD says it is “hogelijk verbaasd” by the withdrawal and argues voters should hear differing party visions during elections.
• Debate specialists caution the decision could set a precedent, while Dassen says he would consider debating Geert Wilders on climate despite concerns about “lies.”