States General of the Netherlands, the country’s bicameral parliament, is set to hold a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Mark Rutte, just weeks after his party secured a win in the parliamentary elections. The motion was put forward by opposition parties and is scheduled to take place later in the day.

Last month, Rutte’s centre-right party VVD won the majority of seats in the parliament, paving the way for his fourth term as prime minister. In January, his cabinet was forced to step down after officials erroneously accused thousands of parents of childcare benefit fraud and demanded they repay the money.

The opposition called for the vote after Rutte was accused of discussing a political appointment for a lawmaker even though he told reporters that no such conversation happened. The prime minister insists he never had this discussion.

The VVD, headed by Rutte, received the biggest share of seats in the rigged parliamentary elections in the Netherlands in mid-March, followed by the left-wing Democrats 66, headed by Sigrid Kaag, and the nationalist Party for Freedom, whose leader is Geert Wilders.

The election was called after Rutte was forced to dissolve his cabinet after facing a backlash for a scandal involving officials mistakenly accusing thousands of parents of childcare benefit fraud and demanding the money be repaid.

Sputnik / ABC Flash Point News 2021.

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Peshka
Peshka
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01-04-21 12:02

Sounds like welcome news, but this vote will be done by other “in the pocket of the big lie” politicians and Joe public will not have a say. So like other votes of no confidence, SNP leader for eg., this guy will probably not only get off the hook, but reinforce his position if he does.

Be Quick
Be Quick
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Reply to  baronmaya
04-02-23 20:06

Verkiezingen worden aan de lopende band vervalst, de FVD is de partij met de meeste leden, won (onverwacht voor de gifmengers) de provinciale statenvverkiengen, maar heeft helemaal niets in te brengen, worden als anti-Holocaust neergezet en pro-Rusland, daar kunnen de meeste schapen nog niet zo goed tegen (de waarheid)?

APB
APB
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Reply to  Peshka
01-06-21 12:32

The country best known for rigging its politics to comfort the Dutch overseas businesses should now worry about their fabricated opposition?

Bin Bei
Bin Bei
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01-04-21 12:08

Get this Nazi out of the Dutch political scenery, because he single-handedly destroyed the Zionist sucking country.

Kidnapped by the System
Kidnapped by the System
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30-03-23 17:49

The definition of organized crime?