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- Netherlands Forms Hard-Right Coalition with Former Spy Chief as Prime Minister
Netherlands Forms Hard-Right Coalition with Former Spy Chief as Prime Minister
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A new government is expected to form in the Netherlands, marking the end of Mark Rutte's long tenure as prime minister. The likely candidate to succeed him is Dick Schoof, a 67-year-old former head of the Dutch spy agency and counterterrorism office, who currently serves as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Security and Justice. However, it appears that Schoof may not be the only contender for the position, as anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders has reached a coalition deal with three other parties to form a new government. According to the 25-page agreement, Wilders' Freedom Party will remain in parliament but not join the cabinet.
For me this is a very intense moment, I never would have expected to be asked to stand here.
It is a sign that many people do not have confidence in the government's ability to solve problems, and perhaps not in each other either.
There is only one prime minister and that will be me.
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- 1.General Intelligence and Security Service
- 2.People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
- 3.Farmer–Citizen Movement
- 4.Immigration and Naturalisation Service
- 5.Ministry of Security and Justice
- 6.Labour Party
- 7.Better Business Bureau
- 8.Austrian Freedom Party
