The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof announced a resignation and said that he would introduce a statement to King William-Aleksandra about the resignation of the government. The reason was the actions of the ultra -right Party of Freedom (PVV), which came out of the ruling coalition.
At a press conference after an emergency meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Scheof said: “We came to the conclusion that there is no sufficient support in parliament.” According to him, in the absence of political will to continue to work “you can’t move together”, thereby assigning responsibility for the crisis on the PVV and its leader Girte Wilders.
SOOF described the decision of Wilders as “unnecessary and irresponsible.”
He added that in the last days he was in close contact with the leaders of all four coalition parties and “made it clear that it was not necessary to bring to that.” However, the government turned out to be insolvent.
New elections will probably be held in November
According to Shorof, it is impossible to form a new government with the current composition of the parliament, therefore, the country is likely to take extraordinary elections in November.
He emphasized that the current cabinet will do everything possible to make the necessary decisions on key issues, such as housing crisis, economics, safety and migration: “We will look for the necessary parliamentary majority within our powers.”
The Provisional Government will continue to work without PVV
SOOF noted that the ministers from the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the New Social Treaty party (NSC) and the Agrarian Party of the BBB will remain in their posts before the formation of a new office.
“In the context of geopolitical tension, uncertainty in the field of security, trade disputes and internal challenges, it is especially important that the ministers continue to work tirelessly,” the Prime Minister emphasized.
PVV, who has left the coalition, will not participate in the work of the transition government. Representatives of other coalition parties will temporarily take the liberated posts of ministers.