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Hoekstra wants to become a leader for Omtzigt | Inland

“Pieter Omtzigt now makes an explicit appeal to me, and I am of course willing to help him,” says Hoekstra. The Minister of Finance emphasizes that he does not express support for one of the two candidates. “If Hugo de Jonge asked me something similar, I would give the same answer.”

In this respect, however, there is a crucial difference between the candidates: Deputy Prime Minister De Jonge has indicated from the outset that he wants to become Prime Minister himself. MP Omtzigt does not have that ambition. Omtzigt indicated on Saturday that he would like to see Hoekstra again in a new cabinet, should he discuss this.

Crown Prince

Now that Hoekstra is willing to participate as a minister or prime minister in a subsequent cabinet, CDA members with a choice for Omtzigt as party leader still vote a bit for Hoekstra. For years, the treasury keeper was, just like De Jonge, the crown prince of the CDA. Until last month he indicated not to participate in the party leader election because he feels ‘more director than politician’.

Even now he wants to keep his position far. “I don’t think it is appropriate to have one of the two candidates endorsen”Says Hoekstra. “I have always said that I will soon be behind the party leader, whoever it will be. In recent years, I have worked very well with both. ”

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