Andre Krouwel

Dutch Voters Buck Euro Crisis to Re-Elect Rutte as Premier

Dutch Liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s victory yesterday makes him the second euro-area leader, after Estonia’s Andrus Ansip, to win re-election since Europe’s financial crisis dawned in 2009.

Dutch Vote May Yield Grand Coalition in Bid for Stability

Having held more elections than perennially unsettled Italy in the past decade, the Netherlands tomorrow may vote to return the grand coalition that governed for eight years until 2002.

Dutch Face Months of Coalition Talks; Wilders Third

Dutch leaders face months of talks to form a government after election results showed Mark Rutte ’s Liberals one seat ahead of the Labor Party. Geert Wilders ’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party surged to third place.

Pro-Tax Dutch Labor's Support, Cohen's Rise May Hinder Anti-Islam Party

Rising support for the Dutch opposition Labor Party is putting it in a dead heat with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende’s Christian Democrats and may block an anti-Islam party’s bid for power in June elections.

Wilders Rage Against Muslims Channeled in Dutch Euro Voter

Europe’s financial crisis is helping Dutch politician Geert Wilders drill his anti-euro, anti-Islamic platform deeper into the mainstream.

Dutch Face Elections As Rutte Seeks Majority for Measures

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will try to build support among opposition lawmakers for further austerity measures aimed at shielding the Netherlands from the debt crisis after he pulled the plug on his minority government.

Dutch Government's Future Is at Stake in This Week's Provincial Elections

The future of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte ’s minority coalition may be in doubt if he and his Freedom Party supporters fail to win a majority in the upper house of parliament through provincial elections this week.

Dutch Ruling Bloc May Fail to Win Upper-House Majority, Exit Poll Suggests

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte ’s ruling bloc failed to gain a majority in the upper house of parliament in regional elections today, an exit poll suggested.

Dutch Voters Set to Oust Balkenende, Turn to Rutte's Liberals

Dutch polls show voters are set to oust Christian Democrat Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende in elections this week, turning to Mark Rutte ’s Liberals, the most committed of the three main parties to spending cuts.

Dutch Cabinet May Lack Upper-House Power After Regional Vote

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s ruling bloc failed to gain a majority of votes in yesterday’s provincial elections, indicating it will have a minority in the new upper house of the national parliament.

"The Liberals and Labor do not have a majority in the upper house of parliament, which can be a problem for passing legislation, so they may need to add the Christian Democrats and D66."

- Andre Krouwel on Sep 12, 2012

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