2023-07-07 19:44:37
Child quota
Mark Rutte demanded that the three other parties in the ruling coalition – the Christian Democrats of the CDA, the centrist liberals of the D66 and the small Protestant party ChristenUnie – agree to establish a quota for the number of children from areas of conflicts who can obtain asylum in the Netherlands. Refugees already established in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to be joined there by their children if a monthly quota of 200 children has already been reached, he also asked.
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But two more flexible parties on immigration, namely the ChristenUnie and the D66, opposed this project. The ChristenUnie, a large part of whose voters are in the “Bijbelgordel”, the Belt of the Bible, a conservative area of the country, is because of its religious convictions traditionally opposed to a hardening of the policy of reception of asylum seekers. ‘asylum.
“We were all created and are all loved by the same God and it is also from him that we received the earth on which we live. We are therefore convinced that it is our duty to provide a safe place for the victims of disasters, wars, persecutions and oppression”, writes the ChristenUnie on its site.
Pressure from the far right
After initial negotiations on Wednesday, members of the government had once more met urgently overnight from Thursday to Friday to discuss the Prime Minister’s proposals. They had failed to reach an agreement, fueling speculation that the fourth Rutte government would quickly fall. Since the start of his first term in 2010, Mark Rutte and his liberal right formation have had to face competition and pressure from several far-right parties, in particular the PVV of Geert Wilders, fiercely opposed to the immigration.
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With the explosion of the coalition, Mark Rutte should once once more embark on the legislative race, with the aim of starting a fifth term as Prime Minister. However, he might face competition within his party for the top position. Originally scheduled for 2025, these elections which determine the composition of the lower house of the Dutch parliament should be convened soon, with a possible holding over the next few months.
The race promises to be tough for the parties of the outgoing government. A new pro-farmer party opposed to EU environmental regulations won the most seats in regional elections in March, which also determine the composition of the Senate.
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