Cabinet collapse

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Dick Schoof walking to his final Council of Ministers meeting as Prime Minister, February 13, 2026.
Politics
Outgoing PM Dick Schoof reflects after final Cabinet meeting; Collapse was inevitable
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Shopping street Beurstraverse in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Business
Dutch economy to grow slowly in 2025 and 2026 due to household and government spending
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Mona Keijzer
Politics
Housing Minister Mona Keijzer withdraws plans for rent freeze after coalition collapse
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King Willem-Alexander swears in the Ministers of the Schoof I Cabinet at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, 2 July 2024
Politics
Schoof I Cabinet topples after series of near-collapses, controversies
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof during the second day of the Budget Debate in the Tweede Kamer, 19 September 2024
Politics
Anti-racism coordinator demands clarity from Prime Minister Schoof
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof is dealt a blow as coalition party NSC joins opposition parties in voting down his asylum minister’s plan to display signs telling asylum seekers to be prepared to return to their home countries. 9 October 2024
Politics
After resignation of NSC member, Schoof claims there is no racism in the Cabinet
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
Politics
Schoof I Cabinet already nearly collapsed once: report
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Afghan refugees on so-called Balkan route.
Politics
IND had figures on family reunification before election, far lower than Yeşilgöz claimed
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Politics
Sint Maarten government collapses after only 17 days in office
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Tweede Kamer
Politics
Road pricing declared too controversial for caretaker Cabinet, asylum distribution not
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Office
Business
Knowledge migrants worried about their position in Netherlands
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(Left to right) Gerg-Jan Segers (CU), Sigrid Kaag (D66), Mark Rutte (VVD), and Wopke Hoekstra presenting the Rutte IV coalition agreement, 15 December 2021
Politics
Coalition was willing to make many compromises on asylum policy behind Cabinet collapse
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Amsterdam polling station for the 2021 parliamentary election
Politics
Organizing November's parliamentary elections a "massive job"
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GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver at the podium in the Tweede Kamer, with MP Caroline van der Plas and MP Pieter Omtzigt at the interruption microphones. 21 March 2023
Politics
Political parties in the starting blocks for parliamentary elections, asking for donations and volunteers
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Mark Rutte (VVD) announced his intention to leave politics at the start of a parliamentary debate on the collapse of the Rutte IV Cabinet, 10 July 2023
Politics
Teenagers worried about future after Dutch Cabinet's fall: UNICEF
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Lilian Marijnissen
Politics
SP party leadership nominates Lilian Marijnissen as party chairwoman
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Voters line up outside the Protestant Church in Amsterdam Oost to cast a ballot in the evening of 17 March 2021
Politics
Dutch parliament election set for Nov. 22; PM Rutte concerned about ongoing issues
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Mark Rutte (VVD) speaking to the press after announcing his intention to leave politics once a new Cabinet is installed, 10 July 2023
Politics
Dutch PM Rutte has "mixed feelings" about leaving politics
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PVV leader Geert Wilders speaking in parliament after Mark Rutte (VVD) announced he would leave politics after the collapse of his fourth Cabinet, 10 July 2023
Politics
Opposition parties satisfied with PM Rutte's decision to leave politics
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Mark Rutte (VVD) announced his intention to leave politics at the start of a parliamentary debate on the collapse of the Rutte IV Cabinet, 10 July 2023
Politics
Mark Rutte's unprecedented mark on Dutch politics as its longest serving prime minister
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Mark Rutte (VVD) announcing his intention to leave politics at the start of a parliamentary debate on the collapse of the Rutte IV Cabinet, 10 July 2023
Politics
Dutch PM Rutte says he will not seek re-election
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Mark Rutte at a press conference hours before his fourth Cabinet collapsed. 7 July 2023
Politics
Opposition wants Rutte to step down immediately; Hoekstra won't lead CDA again