Politics · Netherlands · 2 days ago
Dutch parliament votes to raise rainbow flag on Coming Out Day
The Dutch House of Representatives has voted to raise the rainbow flag at its building on Sunday, for International Coming Out Day.
A majority backed the proposal on Thursday evening.
The plan to raise the flag had been withdrawn after the SGP objected.
A motion was then put forward to bring it back.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten said he was sorry that the issue had caused debate in parliament.
The vote showed that members were divided, even though a majority supported raising the flag.
The flag is due to be raised at the parliament building on Sunday.
A majority of the Dutch House of Representatives voted to raise the rainbow flag at the parliament building on Sunday for Coming Out Day.
The vote took place on Thursday evening.
The proposal was put forward after the idea of raising the flag had been withdrawn following an objection from the SGP.
The decision led to division in parliament.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten called the debate over raising the flag “unfortunate.”
- Who
- A majority of the Dutch House of Representatives backed the proposal. The SGP had objected to the idea.
- What
- Parliament voted to raise the rainbow flag.
- When
- The vote was on Thursday evening; the flag is to be raised on Sunday, Coming Out Day.
- Where
- At the Dutch parliament building.
- Why
- To mark Coming Out Day.
Parliamentary majority
SGP
Raising the flag
Parliamentary majority
The majority voted in favour of raising the rainbow flag on Sunday.
SGP
The SGP objected to the idea.
unfortunate
A majority of the House of Representatives voted for the proposal to raise the rainbow flag.
The rainbow flag is due to be raised at the parliament building for Coming Out Day.
- Vote
- Thursday evening
- Location
- Dutch parliament building
- Occasion
- Coming Out Day
- Flag
- Rainbow flag
- Support
- A majority of the House of Representatives
Sources
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