
A Fragile Start: Dutch Cabinet Takes Office Amid Distrust and Internal Strains
With no parliamentary majority and several sensitive dossiers already on the table, the cabinet’s stability is far from assured.

With no parliamentary majority and several sensitive dossiers already on the table, the cabinet’s stability is far from assured.

Excuses for failure: at the CDU’s national party congress, Friedrich Merz defended his record, his debt U-turn, and his refusal to cooperate with the AfD.

The minority cabinet presents itself as a fresh start, but its plans raise serious questions about whether the Netherlands will actually be better off.

Reform proposals are a key element of the coalition agreement between the CDU and the Social Democrats, now under strain.

ANO, SPD, and Motorists’ Party to sign a coalition agreement as rules and key positions are finalized.