Laurens Dassen

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Dutch-born child Mikael, an 11-year-old living with his mother in Amsterdam, who is set to be deported to Armenia. 31 July 2024
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Entire left-wing opposition pleads with gov't not to deport Amsterdam boy to Armenia
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Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte receives a European flag from Laurens Dassen (Volt) and Jan Paternotte (D66) prior to the European summit of June 27 and 28, 2024.
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Rutte gifted EU flag at his final debate as PM; Dutch leader set to lead NATO next
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Gidi Markuszower during a debate 9 Feb 2023 about Dutch women who went to Syria to join sides during the civil war, and whether they should lose their citizenship
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MP's wonder if Markuszower can stay in parliament after failing check for Minister
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GroenLinks-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans casts his vote in the 2024 European Parliament election at a polling station in Maastricht. 6 June 2024
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Most want stronger Europe, Timmermans says; PVV the "biggest winner," says Wilders
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Jul. 27, 2017
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Mark Rutte “shocked” by shooting of Slovak PM Robert Fico, who was critically wounded
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The U.S. House of Representatives votes in favor of a $60.8 aid package for Ukraine. 21 April 2024
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Dutch PM says $61 billion U.S. support package for Ukraine is "very good news"
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Frans Timmermans after being presented as GroenLinks-PvdA leader, 23 August 2023
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Cabinet formation collapse: Left-wing parties want urgent debate; Others critical
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A 3D rendering of the European Union and Dutch flags
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European Commission not concerned about Nexit after PVV's election win
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King Willem-Alexander waves to the crowd during Prinsjesdag 2023, September 19, 2023.
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King's speech criticized for not being bold enough to tackle poverty
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Person campaigning in the streets of Rotterdam for the Volt Europa political party, during the Dutch municipal elections of 2022
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Volt wants to “radically” change the Dutch system
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) and his deputies, left to right, Carola Schouten (CU), Sigrid Kaag (D66), and Wopke Hoekstra (CDA) during a parliamentary debate on the provincial election results, 5 April 2023
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Take action or step down, opposition tells Cabinet in debate on election results
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Tweede Kamer
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Members of Parliament mainly positive about Rutte's slavery speech
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Thierry Baudet reacts as his FvD party and the PVV walk out of a Tweede Kamer vote to suspend Baudet for not following transparency rules. 18 October 2022
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Tweede Kamer leaders held secret meeting about far-right Forum voor Democratie
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Plenary meeting hall of the Tweede Kamer, Dutch Parliament's lower house (Photo: Wikipedia/Sisyfus)
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Both Volt co-chairs resign citing workload
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Nilüfer Gündoğan
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Volt ends MP's membership after transgressive behavior reports
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Nilüfer Gündoğan
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Volt expels Nilüfer Gündoğan from parliamentary faction
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Nilüfer Gündoğan
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Volt again moves to expel MP Nilüfer Gündoğan, accused of abusive behavior
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Nilüfer Gündoğan
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Groping, drunken sexual advances among complaints against VOLT MP