Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius

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A seat in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament
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Opposition weighs support and criticism after minority coalition agreement
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Utrecht University
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New coalition: €1.5 billion for higher ed, stop cuts to English-language courses
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Parliamentary leaders Rob Jetten (D66), Henri Bontenbal (CDA), and Dilan Yesilgoz (VVD) presenting their coalition agreement at Nieuwspoort.
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Minority Cabinet deal: Billions for Defense, social media age minimum, later retirement
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Seven former PVV MPs split from the party in a vote on a motion that passed calling on the Cabinet to offer full political and diplomatic support to Denmark in it's feud with the U.S. over Greenland, January 20, 2026.
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D66 leader Jetten sees potential in PVV defectors; GL-PvdA calls it "right-wing chaos"
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Wouter Koolmees in his first press conference as a discussion leader to find a path towards a new coalition government. 4 Nov. 2025
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Coalition talks begin: JA21 pushes for PVV inclusion, VVD seeks center-right Cabinet
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GroenLinks-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans announces his resignation amid his party's poor performance in the 2025 Tweede Kamer election. 29 Oct. 2025
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Frans Timmermans resigns as GroenLinks-PvdA leader after disappointing election results
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A refugee woman at an asylum center.
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Asylum proposals from PVV, FVD, and JA21 raise serious rule-of-law concerns, lawyers say
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The main debate hall of the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, in 2015
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VVD Senator quits party over policy disagreements, keeps seat as independent
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Auctioneer's gavel
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Malieveld rioters sentenced; MPs clash in Parliament over Saturday’s violence
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The flags of the United States and the Netherlands fly over the entrance to the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. 12 August 2020
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Dutch PM, political leaders condemn murder of U.S. far-right commentator Charlie Kirk
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof reiterates the Netherlands' commitment to support Ukraine on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, 24 February 2025
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Dutch leaders angered by Russian drone incident amid debate on show of force
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Henri Bontenbal during a debate, 10 February 2021.
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CDA leader Henri Bontenbal open to becoming Dutch Prime Minister if his party tops polls
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Dick Schoof
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VVD, BBB to take over ministries as PM Schoof addresses NSC's departure
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Henri Bontenbal during a debate, 10 February 2021.
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CDA leader Henri Bontenbal tops poll as preferred Dutch Prime Minister candidate
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Douwe Bob at a Meet & Greet during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
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Man arrested for threats to singer Douwe Bob; Said to lead far-right group in Amsterdam
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Asylum seekers
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Remaining coalition parties agree on plan to divide PVV's asylum, immigration tasks
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Dilan Yesilgoz reacting to Esther Ouwehands (PvdD) who was asking critical questions about the VVD during a parliamentary debate on the stalled Cabinet formation talks, 14 February 2024
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VVD leader says party will no longer form a coalition with PVV's Geert Wilders
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A billboard reminding Amsterdam residents to vote in the European Parliament election and a city referendum on green space on 6 June 2024. Photo taken in Amsterdam Oost on 6 May 2024
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New parliamentary elections confirmed for October 29
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A sign for a polling place in Amsterdam-Oost during the 2023 General Election. 22 November 2023
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Council advises Oct. 29 for next Dutch election, as Parliament demands urgency
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The main debate hall of the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, in 2015
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Senate votes against proposal to give minister power to ban criminal motorcycle clubs
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Former VVD party leader Hans Wiegel speaking in the Concertgebouw in Haarlem, November 7, 1972
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Former VVD leader and Deputy Prime Minister Hans Wiegel passes away at 83
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Ministry of Finance in The Hague
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Dutch budget deal freezes social rent, adds childcare money; Boosts Defense spending
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VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius meets Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, March 13, 2025
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Dutch PM may defy parliament's wishes for ReArm Europe plan; VVD leader heads to Ukraine
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof reiterates the Netherlands' commitment to support Ukraine on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, 24 February 2025
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof says the U.S. suspending aid to Ukraine would be "bad news"