Leader of three parties leaves presidency in the Netherlands

Rutte, the prime minister of the Dutch government, announced that he will not lead the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), which he is leading in the upcoming elections, in the speech he gave shortly before the resignation session. of the government in the lower house of the Dutch parliament.

Rutte also stated that he would leave active politics with the formation of the new government after the elections.

Wopke Hoekstra, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDA) in the coalition and foreign minister of the resigned government, declared on Twitter that he would not be a candidate for the party leadership again and informed the party leadership of this decision. .

Saying he is looking forward to his party’s future, Hoekstra said: “Whoever becomes the new party leader can have my full support.” he used the phrase.

“I AM GRATEFUL FOR 11 YEARS”

On the other hand, Pieter Heerma, head of the CDA parliamentary group, shared on Twitter: “I am grateful for 11 years in the CDA, where I was a member of parliament. It’s time for the new generation. There are many young people in our party who will work for the strong history of ‘All for the Netherlands’”. With his statements he announced that he would not lead his party group in parliament.

In his speech in Parliament on the future of his party, Heerma stressed that the next generation is ready to establish a new Union of Christian Democrats.

Sigrid Kaag, leader of the Democratic 66 (D66) party in the resigning government, said in a statement today that she left the party leadership for family reasons.

In a statement posted on the D66 website, Kaag noted that many people wanted to see him lead the party again, adding: “The past brought feelings of hate, intimidation and threat, as well as love and satisfaction. This placed a heavy burden on my family. While this was bearable for me, it was not for my family. For all these reasons, I will not run for party leadership again.” he made statements.

Explaining that his group has many valuable talents, Kaag emphasized that he delivered the task safely.

With the statement made by Kaag’s daughters on a television program, it was understood that her family had been under threat for some time.

DIFFERENCES IN THE COALITION

In the Netherlands, the coalition parties were unable to reach an agreement due to disagreements between the four coalition parties, which has been causing disagreements for a while, due to differences of opinion on policies to limit the number of immigrants.

Rutte held a press conference on the evening of Friday, July 7, after the four-party coalition of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Christian Democratic Union (CDA), Democrat 66 (D66) and Party Christian Unity (CU) will fail. to reach an agreement on the tightening of immigration policies. At the meeting, the government announced his resignation.

Thus, the fourth Rutte government resigned 543 days after taking office, before having completed its four-year term.

DISPUTES OVER IMMIGRATION POLICY

In the report by the Dutch newspaper NRC, it was stated that differences of opinion on immigration policies caused disagreement between the four parties for a time, and it was stated that the regulation that the VVD wanted to bring stipulated that refugee children who came to the Netherlands from war zones would stay in the country temporarily and return to their countries after the conflicts ended.

In the news, it was indicated that one of the issues on which the parties could not agree was the proposal to establish a bilateral immigration policy, in which those who accessed asylum for reasons such as sexual orientation fully benefit from the right to the family. family reunification, while those who could not return to their country due to war and grave danger of death could benefit from family reunification in a limited way.

In the news, it was claimed that the VVD is considering leaving the coalition if an agreement cannot be reached to limit the number of immigrant children brought from conflict areas. (AA)