In order to govern in the province of Drenthe, VVD, CDA and PvdA want to abandon the national party line on nitrogen. It’s the only way to join the BBB, which has 17 seats in the Drenthe Parliament, because the nitrogen policy is a breaking point for the BBB. According to scout Astrid Nienhuis (mayor of Heemstede), a coalition of the BBB, VVD, CDA and PvdA is the obvious choice.
The views of the BBB on the nitrogen dossier are at odds with the national line of the three proposed coalition partners Drenthe. Forced takeover of farmers is a bridge too long, according to the BBB Drenthe. “Advancing the deadline for the 2030 nitrogen targets is a problem for us,” said Gert-Jan Schuinder of BBB Drenthe, Wednesday afternoon during the scout’s report presentation.
rural servitude
VVD and CDA are nationally bound by a coalition agreement in which the 2030 deadline was agreed. The PvdA supports the government’s policy on this point. The national line is not sacred for Yvonne Turenhout, leader of the PvdA. ‘If there are deadlines and the forced purchase creates obstacles to finding solutions, then we are ready to discuss it.’
At the end of March, Willemien Meeuwissen, leader of the VVD, had already repressed his own party during the debate on interpretation. “In the run-up to the election, we did our best to adjust our national party members, to shake them up and sound the alarm.”
Left Collaboration
In Drenthe, the PvdA also deviates from the national left cooperation with GroenLinks and opts for a seat in the provincial executive without GroenLinks. Opinions on both sides differ in Drenthe in areas such as wind turbines and housing.
On Friday the four parties will discuss the assignment of the trainer. “We want to time this process carefully,” says Schuinder.
Source: BNR
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