Outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof Will Meet With King Willem-Alexander on Monday to discuss the Political Situation in The Netherlands. The chairs of the senate and house of representatives and the Vice President of the Council of State also Been invited by the king.
After the Departure of the NSC Contingent Last Friday, A Unique Political Situation Has Arisen. Accordance to Several Leading Political Scientists, It Has Never Happened Before that a Party withdraws from a Disissionary Cabinet. The PVV Already Left the Cabinet in June.
The Ministers and State Secretaries of NSC Decided to Leave the Cabinet on Friday, Following Their Colleague Minister Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign Affairs). The NSC Minister Could Not Agree With The Dianceary Cabinet on Extra National Measures Against Israel.
At Huis ten Bosch Palace, Discussions Will Be Held About the Situation That Has Arisen. Accordance to the Government Information Service, “Possible Solutions” Will Be discussed in this “Complex Situation”. The King Will Emphasize in the Talks The Importance of the Cabinet Continuing to Do Its Work.
After Schoof, Senate President Jan Anthonie Bruijn, Vice President of the Council of State Thom de Graaf, and House Speaker Martin Bosma Have Been Invited by the King.
The Two Remoining Parties in The Cabinet, VVD and BBB, Already Indicated Last Weekend That They Hoped to Have Filled the Nine Vacant Cabinet Posts by Wednesday. But it remains to be seen Whether and how that will succeed.
The NSC Administrators are now temporarily replaced by the other ministers of VVD and BBB, but Having Several Ministries Under Your Care is Actually only workable as a Temporary Solution. So New Successors Must Be Sought, But The Question is Whether there are Enough Suitable People to Fill All Posts.
If it is up to bbb leader caroline van der plas, that is the case. In The Television Program Café Kockelmann , She Said on Sunday that She had Enough People and Expressed the Wish that the Puzzle Be Solved by Wednesday. “My effort is completely focused on that. We must move forward as soon as possible.” Outgoing VVD Minister Ruben Brekelmans (Defense and Temporary Foreign Affairs) Said that Wednesday “Must be clear how we want to move forward constructively.”
If the puzzle is Indeed Solved in the coming days, it may still take a while for the final successors of the resigned nsc ministers and state secretaries to be known. They must first go through a screening.
The Coming Period Must Show Exactly What the National Administration Will Look Like Until A New Coalition is Formed After The Elections. The House of Representatives Will Debate The Situation on Wednesday.
Filling the vacant ministerial posts is not the only obstacle that the parties will have to overcome in the coming period. With the departure of NSC, Finding A Majority for the Cabinet Plans Has Become Even More Complicated. VVD and BBB Together Still Lack 44 Seats to Achieve Such A Majority.