Archive · 28 Jan 2026

Dutch politicians agree on minority government

Dutch politicians agree on minority government

In the Netherlands, leaders from different political parties have decided to work together to form a minority government.

This means they won't have a majority of seats in parliament, but they will still try to govern the country.

The parties involved are D66, which is centrist and pro-EU, the conservative Christian Democrats, and the right-wing VVD.

They have 66 seats out of 150 in the lower house of parliament.

This is a rare type of government in the Netherlands, and the news was reported by the Dutch broadcaster NOS.

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