Henri Bontenbal

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Cannabis
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MP's very concerned by Big Tobacco's move to buy into Dutch regulated weed experiment
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PVV leader Geert Wilders in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
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PVV joins Rucphen coalition with CDA for first time; CDA leader calls it a bad idea
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Police investigate a firebomb attack on the D66 party headquarters in The Hague, 7 May 2026
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Politicians outraged by attack on D66 headquarters; Motive still unknown
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Cropped shot of doctor measuring a woman's blood pressure
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Cabinet pushing through with healthcare deductible hike to €455 despite lack of support
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Hungarian politician Peter Magyar leader giving a speech in Pecs, Hungary - 11 April 2025
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“A new step for Hungary,” Dutch PM Jetten says about Peter Magyar’s election win
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, and Crown Princess Amalia welcome United States president Donald Trump to a dinner hosted for world leaders at Huist ten Bosch palace during the NATO summit in The Hague, 24 June 2025
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Dutch lawmakers uneasy over Jetten and royals’ White House dinner with Trump
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VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
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Defense Min. defends €93,000 private jet trip to visit Mediterranean fregat
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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
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Unlike rest of campaign, final election debate mainly focused on asylum, not housing
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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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Rianne Letschert to be Education Minister for D66; CDA's Bart van Brink taking on Asylum
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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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D66, VVD, and CDA finalize ministerial lineup in new Dutch cabinet
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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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D66 leader Rob Jetten
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New Cabinet to increase healthcare deductible, keep mortgage interest reduction
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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
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D66, VVD, CDA MP's approve coalition agreement titled "Getting Started"
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Rob Jetten
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Jetten calls potential openly gay PM role a symbolic moment as coalition talks advance
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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
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D66, VVD, CDA agree on key points to form new Dutch Cabinet; Jetten poised to be PM
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Rob Jetten
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D66 leader Jetten confident coalition talks will succeed amid January 30 deadline
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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
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D66, VVD, and CDA report major progress on financial agreements after overnight talks
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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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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
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Dutch coalition talks show progress on finances, but minority status remains challenge
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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
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GL-PvdA and JA21 criticize Dutch D66-CDA-VVD rare minority cabinet
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A board in Zoetermeer displays the political parties ahead of the 2025 Tweede Kamer elections.
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D66, CDA, VVD will form new Cabinet with minority support in Parliament
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The Hague, view of the Dutch Parliament
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Negotiators evaluate potential partners as coalition talks enter next phase
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Henri Bontenbal during a debate, 10 February 2021.
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CDA leader Henri Bontenbal says D66, CDA, VVD, and JA21 likely to form government