The decision to leave the cabinet was unanimous, outgoing Prime Minister Rutte said during a brief speech before the House of Representatives debate on the fall of Rutte IV. According to Rutte, the theme of migration was formulated in the coalition agreement, but it is an issue on which opinions differ.
It should be noted that the willingness to do it together alone is not enough, said the outgoing Prime Minister. “Then there is no choice but to end the partnership. The four sides came to this conclusion with pain in their hearts last Friday.’
The outgoing prime minister emphatically underlined the successes of Rutte IV, such as “big investments in education, modernization of the labor market, the big climate package this spring, the future of pensions and the national power package”. purchase last fall”.
“Yesterday morning I made the decision that I will no longer be available as leader of the VVD”
Regrettable
Rutte called it “regrettable that we as a cabinet are not going any further”. Also because the Netherlands is facing major challenges such as the nitrogen issue, the future of agriculture and nature, the housing market, the climate and healthcare. These are all issues that ‘require solutions, not delays’.
Rutte says the cabinet is doing what is needed for the Netherlands at the king’s request. When it comes to new policies, the cabinet will be modest, according to the outgoing prime minister. Rutte said work would continue on pressing issues, such as support for Ukraine, resolution of the surcharge scandal and Groningen gas extraction.
‘When a new cabinet takes office after the election, I will leave politics’
Goodbye politics
Finally, Rutte made a personal outburst: ‘There has been speculation over the past few days as to what might motivate me. And the only answer is “Netherlands”. My position on this is completely inappropriate. Yesterday morning I decided that I will no longer be available as group leader of the VVD. When a new cabinet takes office after the election, I will leave politics. And yesterday afternoon I informed the president of my party and the presidents of the groups. This is my personal assessment, independent of the developments of recent weeks, but I wanted to tell you at the beginning of this debate. This debate should be about our country. Thank you.’
Source: BNR
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