Minister of Transport and Communications Knut Arild Hareide says he is deeply concerned about the development of accidents on electric scooters, and the conflicts they create with pedestrians. Therefore will now propose a blood alcohol limit, a ban on driving on sidewalks, a ban on the use of helmets for the youngest and an age … Read more
It comes out on TV 2 s new prime minister poll for August. There are 5 percentage points more who now believe that Støre will become prime minister than at the poll in July. At the same time, more people now want Støre as prime minister. 39.5 percent say they want the Labor leader as … Read more
On Tuesday, Moxnes marked the opening of Rødt’s election campaign with a visit to the soft drink producer Coca-Cola in Lørenskog in Akershus municipality. He now warns against reintroducing the tax on non-alcoholic beverages, which was removed after budget negotiations earlier this year. The tax exemption has made soft drinks cheaper. The Red leader will … Read more
The Prime Minister poll conducted by Respons Analysis for VG shows that it is the red-green trio Arbeiderpartiet, SV and Senterpartiet that are most popular. 35 percent want such a government. 19 percent want a government with the Labor Party and the Socialist People’s Party, while 18 percent want a civic gathering with the current … Read more
The informateur Herman Tjeenk Willink, appointed this week, will start on Thursday with his assignment to speed up the stalled formation process. The now 79-year-old PvdA member will talk to the parties in order from small to large. According to Tjeenk Willink he does this because “democracy also means: taking minorities into account”, but also … Read more
Former scout Kajsa Ollongren (D66) can be present on Wednesday at the debate in the Lower House about the failed initial reconnaissance. She tested negative for the corona virus on Wednesday, her political assistant reports. The question was whether Ollongren could be present at the debate on Wednesday, after she had tested positive for the … Read more
The abruptly interrupted exploration of the cabinet formation leads to an unprecedented political situation. A unique debate is expected to take place next Wednesday with the departed scouts. Annemarie Jorritsma (VVD) and Kajsa Ollongren (D66) have to answer for controversial information that accidentally leaked. During the debate, they face the other players in the exploration, … Read more
Former Lingopresenter Lucille Werner will almost certainly be in the Lower House with her 7,133 preferential votes. She was in tenth place on the candidate list of the CDA, which got fifteen seats, so there was a good chance, but she could still have been overtaken by other candidates with enough preferential votes. That did … Read more
The SP has always been a party of the opposition, but – if it is up to party leader Lilian Marijnissen – this time change must come. Marijnissen tells NU.nl what the party wants to fight for and what its ideal coalition would be. “Ultimately you want everyone in the Netherlands to have an equal … Read more
More than 2.4 million people over 70 will be allowed to vote by mail in the coming elections to the House of Representatives, it appears on Monday calculations of Statistics Netherlands (CBS). In total, an estimated 13.2 million people will be able to vote in the elections on March 17. This year, people over 70 … Read more