FRIDAY, 24
NOVEMBER 2023 - 12:03
Wilders disappointed VVD won't participate in
next Cabinet; PVV Senator appointed scout
PVV leader
Geert Wilders is “very disappointed” by the VVD’s decision not to participate
in a new Cabinet, he said after the party leaders that won seats in parliament
met on Friday. PVV Senator Gom van Strien will be the formation “scout” - the
first person to investigate possible coalitions for the next Dutch government,
Tweede Kamer president Vera Bergkamp announced at a press conference on Friday
after the meeting.
“I don’t
think that is what the VVD voter wants,” Wilders said on X about VVD leader
Dilan Yesilgöz’s announcement shortly before the meeting started. She said the
VVD won’t participate in the next government because of the seats her party
lost in the election. But according to Wilders, the VVD voters want a
center-right Cabinet. "Pity. I hope she changes her mind because governing
is better than tolerating," he said.
He added to
NOS that the VVD's withdrawal won't make the formation process easier.
"The formation could take months now. Ms. Yesilgöz did not make it easier
for the voter."
The PVV
nominated Van Strien as formation scout, and all party leaders except DENK
leader Stephan van Baarle agreed, Bergkamp said. In the coming week, Van Strien
will meet with all party leaders and map out who is willing to work with whom.
Appointing the scout is the first step in the Cabinet formation process. The
new Tweede Kamer will debate his report and the election results as soon as
possible after its installation on December 6.
Geert
Wilders’ PVV became the largest party in parliament on Wednesday, winning 37
seats - 20 more than in 2021. According to the latest forecast, the VVD lost
ten seats in the Tweede Kamer, dropping to the third largest party with 24
seats. GroenLinks-PvdA is the second largest party with 25 seats, eight more
than the two left-wing parties had before the election. Pieter Omtzigt’s
NSC got 20 seats.
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