Coalition Agreement Reached for a Sustainable and Enterprising Province of Utrecht

Coalition Agreement Reached for a Sustainable and Enterprising Province of Utrecht

In the province of Utrecht, a coalition agreement has been reached between GroenLinks, VVD, D66, CDA and PvdA. With this agreement, the five parties will commit themselves “for a sustainable, healthy, green and enterprising province of Utrecht where current and future generations can live happily”. The agreement and the intended deputies will be presented on … Read more

BBB, Groninger Belang, PvdA, and ChristenUnie Form New Provincial Government in Groningen

BBB, Groninger Belang, PvdA, and ChristenUnie Form New Provincial Government in Groningen

BBB, Groninger Belang, PvdA and ChristenUnie will govern in Groningen for the next four years. The four parties concluded negotiations on the new provincial government on Wednesday. Groningen is the sixth province where the formation has been completed. The parties will present the outline agreement and the portfolio allocation within the new College of Provincial … Read more

“BoerBurgerBeweging becomes largest party in Senate with 16 seats: coalition still seeks majority”

“BoerBurgerBeweging becomes largest party in Senate with 16 seats: coalition still seeks majority”

30 mei 2023 om 16:21Update: 19 minuten geleden The 75 members of the new Senate were elected on Tuesday afternoon. As expected, the BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) ​​has become the largest with sixteen seats. The coalition has won two additional seats. As a result, the cabinet can also cooperate ‘across the left’ with the merger party GL/PvdA. … Read more

Scouts in Three Provinces Prepared, While Others Work to Resolve Coalition Puzzle for Provincial Elections

Scouts in Three Provinces Prepared, While Others Work to Resolve Coalition Puzzle for Provincial Elections

01 apr 2023 om 12:59 More than two weeks after the provincial elections, possible coalitions are slowly emerging in the twelve provinces. The various scouts are busy conducting discussions and writing advice. In South Holland, Zeeland and Friesland they are already out. It must be strange there if the BBB does not join the board. … Read more

Rutte’s post-cabinet meeting statements lack specificity: ‘A flawless analysis is unattainable’ | Provincial Elections

Rutte’s post-cabinet meeting statements lack specificity: ‘A flawless analysis is unattainable’ | Provincial Elections

28 mrt 2023 om 23:17Update: 12 minuten geleden Prime Minister Mark Rutte has not yet been able to find out exactly why the coalition parties lost so many votes in the provincial elections. He does acknowledge, however, that improvements must be made to a number of major files, such as the claims handling of the … Read more

Hoekstra sticks with CDA top leader despite electoral defeat after crisis meeting | Provincial Elections

Hoekstra sticks with CDA top leader despite electoral defeat after crisis meeting | Provincial Elections

21 mrt 2023 om 23:36Update: 3 uur geleden Wopke Hoekstra remains leader of the CDA, even after the disastrous election results of the Provincial Council, which eventually elect the Senate. That is the outcome of a meeting of the party top on Tuesday evening in Maarssen. Hoekstra already announced before the provincial elections that he … Read more

Despite losing in the provincial elections, Hoekstra persists in his position as CDA top party leader after a crisis meeting.

Hoekstra sticks with CDA top leader despite electoral defeat after crisis meeting | Provincial Elections

21 mrt 2023 om 23:36Update: 37 minuten geleden Wopke Hoekstra remains leader of the CDA, even after the disastrous election results of the Provincial Council, which eventually elect the Senate. That is the outcome of a meeting of the party top on Tuesday evening in Maarssen. Hoekstra already announced before the provincial elections that he … Read more

Opposition infuriated as Coalition prevents discussions on election outcomes

Opposition infuriated as Coalition prevents discussions on election outcomes

21 mrt 2023 om 16:25Update: 2 minuten geleden The entire opposition in the House of Representatives is furious because the coalition parties do not want a plenary parliamentary debate on the results of the provincial elections. GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver had asked for this. The elections have triggered a political landslide, with a huge victory … Read more

Municipalities may pause vote counting due to counters’ fatigue during provincial elections, a process that can be time-consuming

Municipalities may pause vote counting due to counters’ fatigue during provincial elections, a process that can be time-consuming

16 mrt 2023 om 03:31Update: 15 minuten geleden Counting the votes for the Provincial Elections is taking so long that the ministry has sent an email to all municipalities. If the counters are too tired, the mayor may decide to temporarily stop counting and continue on Thursday. The ministry writes that the municipalities are not … Read more

Electoral compass director: differences between PvdA and GroenLinks ‘remarkable’

Electoral compass director: differences between PvdA and GroenLinks ‘remarkable’

ANP In a television debate, the Labor Party and GroenLinks will take on Mark Rutte’s ‘right-wing’ VVD as a joint ‘left-wing cloud’ tonight. The left-wing parties are working together more and more closely nationally, but in the province there appears to be quite a bit of disagreement about important progressive themes. News hour last week … Read more