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Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Netherlands to vote on October 29 after government falls
The Netherlands will hold a general election on October 29 after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his Freedom Party out of the Dutch government earlier this week. The Minister of the Interior Judith Uitermark posted the date on X Friday. Wilders pulled the plug on the coalition after his partners rejected his latest proposals to curb immigration, plunging the European nation into months of uncertainty. A caretaker government is now in place after Prime Minister Dick Schoof tendered his resignation. The fall of the coalition will negatively impact investment and consumption, Olaf Sleijpen, the Dutch central bank's executive director of monetary affairs and financial stability, warned Friday. Even after an election is held, coalitions can take months to build, meaning the Netherlands faces a lengthy period of a government which cannot deal with the most sensitive topics. The parliament is expected to vote on a list of policy areas deemed "controversial" that the caretaker administration should avoid until after the elections. Schoof on Wednesday urged lawmakers to consider international security, tariffs and the budget among uncontroversial topics to be handled by the caretaker Cabinet. There was little reaction from the AEX Index, a gauge tracking the 25 largest stocks listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, which was trading flat as at 12:55pm CET. ---------- -With assistance from Patrick Van Oosterom. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
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First Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- First Post
Netherlands snap election set for October 29 after Wilders quits coalition
'We have officially set the election date: the… elections will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025,' Interior Minister Judith Uitermark wrote on X read more Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders talks to the media after pulling his party out of the four-party Dutch coalition in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. AP File Days after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his Freedom Party out of the Dutch government after his coalition partners rejected his latest proposals to curb immigration, the Netherlands is set to hold a general election on October 29. 'We have officially set the election date: the… elections will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025,' Interior Minister Judith Uitermark wrote on X. 'In the coming period, I will work with the municipalities and other stakeholders to prepare so that this important day in our democracy goes smoothly,' added the minister. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Polls show a tight race, with Wilders' PVV running neck-and-neck with the Left-Green alliance led by former EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans. The liberal VVD party trails closely, setting the stage for a fiercely contested election. Wilders had shocked the Dutch political landscape by winning 37 out of 150 seats in the November 2023 elections. But in a fragmented political system where no single party can command a majority, he formed a four-party coalition with the VVD, the farmers' BBB party, and the centrist NSC. To secure the deal, Wilders gave up his bid for the premiership — but internal tensions, particularly over immigration, eventually brought the fragile coalition down. With inputs from agencies
Arab News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Dutch election set for October 29 after government falls
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands will hold snap elections on October 29, authorities announced Friday, after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled out of the ruling coalition, bringing down the government and sparking political chaos. 'We have officially set the election date: the... elections will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025,' Interior Minister Judith Uitermark wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 'In the coming period, I will work with the municipalities and other stakeholders to prepare so that this important day in our democracy goes smoothly,' added the minister. The vote in the European Union's fifth-largest economy and major global exporter will be closely watched in Europe, where far-right parties have made significant electoral gains. Polls suggest Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) is running neck-and-neck with the Left/Green group of former European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans. The liberal VVD party stands just behind in the polls, suggesting the election will be closely fought. The election was prompted by the dramatic withdrawal of Wilders and the PVV from a shaky ruling coalition in a row over immigration policy. Wilders grumbled that the Netherlands was not fast enough to implement the 'strictest-ever' immigration policy agreed by the four-way coalition – and pulled out. He had stunned the political establishment in the Netherlands by winning November 2023 elections by a significant margin – clinching 37 seats out of the 150 in parliament. The fractured nature of Dutch politics means no one party is ever strong enough to win 76 seats and govern with an absolute majority. Wilders persuaded the VVD, the BBB farmers party, and the anti-corruption NSC party to govern with him – but the price was to give up his ambition to become prime minister. The PVV has apparently lost some support since that election, with recent surveys suggesting they would win around 28 to 30 seats. But the issue after the coming election will be: who will enter into a coalition with Wilders and the PVV? There was widespread fury with the far-right leader for bringing down the government over what many saw as an artificial crisis. Far-right parties have been on the rise across Europe. In May, the far-right Chega ('Enough') party took second place in Portugal's elections. In Germany, the anti-immigration far-right AfD doubled its score in legislative elections in February, reaching 20.8 percent. And in Britain, polls show the anti-immigration, hard-right Reform UK party of Nigel Farage is making significant gains following a breakthrough in local elections.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Netherlands to Vote on October 29 After Government Falls
The Netherlands will hold a general election on October 29 after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his Freedom Party out of the Dutch government earlier this week. The Minister of the Interior Judith Uitermark posted the date on X Friday.
