Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) plunges from this month of the election campaign. While Rutte himself previously held aloof in elections where he was not eligible, the prime minister will now “probably do a few debates themselves.
“These are national elections, which also affect the government,” says Rutte Saturday about the provincial elections of 18 March, in an interview with TVNZ .
Senate
The VVD performs normal campaign a few weeks, but now the party chooses a different strategy. “My message to the Netherlands: it is now better, now no experiments.”
Rutte says the Senate has become more political. Yet he is not in favor of abolishing the Senate now. “I’m not opposed to look fundamentally at our polity. Changes, however, take a long time so I have to deal with the system as it is. And in that context I must make sure I reach results. “
Majority
In the future, the parties must take into account that always in a coalition Both rooms must have a majority says Rutte. While it is unlikely that VVD and PvdA achieve this time a majority in the Senate, Rutte calculates the ‘tolerance parties’ D66, Christian Union and SGP also to the government camp.
Regardless of the outcome, the government continues anyway sit , “Rutte said. He aims together on a majority of the five parties. Rutte thinks it is a very good chance. “
Rutte is in the interview in the crisis atmosphere that was created just before the Christmas recess. The prime minister speaks of “a serious political problem.” Then he has the confidence gained in ‘the ability of the coalition to solve problems. “
The parties can now just get on with each other. “The relations have not suffered there.” Also continues cooperation with the three parties tolerance ‘robust’
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