Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Binnenhof
- Credit: The Binnenhof. Source: Wikimedia/Effeietsanders
Politics
cabinet formation
coalition negotiations
government
VVD
d66
CDA
Groenlinks
ChristenUnie
PvdA
PVV
Mark Rutte
Dwars
youth organization
poll
survey
Monday, 15 May 2017 - 17:00
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Greens preferred by most Dutch in new government formation

From a survey by Whooz regarding Dutch citizens' preferences for the current coalition formation among 9,500 respondents divided in 14 target groups, it appears a coalition between the 'core bloc' of VVD, D66 and CDA together with GroenLinks is most popular. This cabinet is slightly more desirable to Dutch citizens than a combination of the core bloc with the ChristenUnie. Third in line is a leftist coalition with CDA, D66, GroenLinks, SP, PvdA and PvdD.

According to BNR, head analyst at Whooz Erik van der Eijk said mostly Dutch youth and urban residents prefer a government including a green party. "Elderly and rich citizens favor the ChristenUnie." Van der Eijk said it was surprising that progressives overall prefer a coalition with the three biggest parties rather than a leftist combination. "Maybe the results brought about a sense of accepting reality."

AD says that the explicit preference of Dutch conservatives for a coalition with the ChristenUnie is due to a fear of GroenLinks wanting to allow more refugees into the country and/or decreasing national income inequalities.

GroenLinks' your organization, DWARS, calls for formations without the CDA, as Buma is believed to block all green tax proposals. According to insiders he is not willing to cater to any of GroenLinks' proposals aimed at resource sustainability and distribution. "CDA is stuck in the past and does not want to move an inch to secure the future of our country", DWARS said.

Last week's poll by Maurice de Hond indicated that a slight majority of VVD voters regard a coalition including the GroenLinks as 'unthinkable'. When asked about this, VVD party leader and Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte simply responded that this was "Interesting", according to the Telegraaf. They recently reported that in fact, important VVD party figures were seriously considering collaborating with GroenLinks in the cabinet, as another combination such as with the ChristenUnie would be even less favorable.

The chances of the PvdA or PVV joining coalition negotiations seems almost non-existent. PvdA party leader Lodewijck Asscher reiterated last week that he would be unavailable for the coalition. Cooperating with the PVV has been ruled uit by all major parties currently involved in the formation talks.

This will be the first time in forty years that the Dutch coalition will consist of at least four parties. This is due to the main three parties collectively having insufficient seats to rule in the Senate, where 76 are needed for a majority.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Video: Demonstrator interrupts lecture attended by Royals on Aruba with freedom protest
  • Public transport strikes to hit Arriva trains in north, east Netherlands tomorrow
  • Dutch nature reserve manager to start charging for wedding photo shoots
  • Body found after fire in Arnhem neighborhood; 7 homes uninhabitable
  • Politicians dumping TikTok after election campaigns over privacy concerns
  • Flags flying half-mast as Netherlands commemorates 1953 flood disaster

Top stories

  • Catering sector to blacklist people who misbehave in clubs, bars
  • Education Min. adjusting rules to limit influx of international students
  • Inflation dropped to 7.6 percent in January
  • Cabinet may use Lelystad Airport, empty churches to shelter asylum seekers & refugees
  • Netherlands named 8th least corrupt nation in annual review, but issues remain
  • Dutch human rights institute critical of “disproportionate” arrest of climate protesters

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content