Keijzer admits to BNR that she is annoyed by how the discussion is proceeding in the aftermath of last Wednesday’s elections. “It’s really a Hague game to ask who should leave now,” she says. “Even if that doesn’t solve the problem, of course.” The former politician refers to the discussion of the position of party leader Wopke Hoekstra.
“There’s only one winner here,” says Keijzer. “Everything else lost.” Regarding the CDA he says the party “hasn’t been able to present all the fantastic plans, visions and solutions it has in house”.
According to Keijzer, this is a symptom of a general problem: ‘how do you get people to regain some faith in the government? This is very dear to my heart.’
The government’s promise of feasibility
According to her, it is clear that the “awake” attitude of some parties and the attitude towards the nitrogen dossier is driving people away from the center. But she also looks deeper into the cause. “She has to do with the fact that the government is constantly convincing people to some sort of doability promise. If you have a problem, come to us and we’ll fix it for you.”
But it can’t last, said the former secretary of state. ‘The salvage operation in Groningen and the benefit story are a shame. As a result, citizens think they are government customers and have to pay for it. And if he doesn’t get what he ordered, the citizen gets angry.’