2024-03-13 20:58:00
The leader of the Dutch far right, Geert Wilders, whose Party for Freedom (PVV) won the legislative elections last November, said on Wednesday that he was ready to give up the post of prime minister in order to facilitate negotiations on the formation of a right-wing government.
Since the resounding victory of his party, Geert Wilders has struggled to obtain progress in the formation of a new government, between the reluctance of certain other political leaders to collaborate with the PVV or the setback inflicted at the beginning of February by the unexpected withdrawal of the party centrist New Social Contract (NSC) discussions.
A negotiator appointed to contribute to the process is due to report to Parliament on Thursday.
“I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support this. This is not the case,” Geert Wilders said on social network X.
“I really want a right-wing government. Less asylum and immigration rights (…) Love for my country and the voters is great and more important than my own position,” he added .
Earlier today, NOS public television reported that Geert Wilders was willing to abandon his hopes of becoming prime minister to allow a viable government to be formed.
According to NOS, citing political sources, the PVV and the three conservative parties with which it is negotiating a right-wing coalition are studying a scenario which would see the leaders of the four parties remaining in Parliament rather than occupying government roles. .
In this scenario of a so-called extra-parliamentary government, politicians and experts not affiliated with any of these groups would be responsible for the main ministerial portfolios and would collaborate closely with Parliament.
While it is usual in the Netherlands for negotiations on the formation of a government to take time, more than 100 days have passed since the vote without Geert Wilders making any progress.
A few days following the NSC withdrew from discussions last month, Geert Wilders said he was willing to consider “all options” to form a government, whether minority or extra-parliamentary, wanting to avoid new elections.
(Toby Sterling; French version Jean Terzian, edited by Bertrand Boucey)
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