The Dutch system normalised the anti-Islam politician. Now his obsessions will become the government’s Friday, 17 May, 2024 European Union Future Dutch PM apologises to reluctant coalition partner Ronald Plasterk’s apology highlights fragility of government led by the far right ...
The proposals have in common that they seek to strengthen relations between the electorate and parliament, and to emphasise the separation of powers between parliament and the government. The most important of these proposals that are currently debated are replacing the current electoral system of ...
Even in the relatively open political system of the Netherlands, most new parties never pass the threshold of representation and keep waiting in vain in the wings of political power. Since 1989 only 10 out of 63 newcomers gained one or more seats in parliament, owing to a favourable political...
Given the UK system’s reliance on parliamentary sovereignty as its central constitutional principle, we believe that parliament should be central to addressing these issues. Therefore, one of our key recommendations was the establishment of a new Parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, comprised of...
The Dutch operate under a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. [Explore the top universities in the Netherlands.] Known for its tulips, this high-income, developed nation is one of the world’s leading exporters of agriculture, an industry that has become mostly mechanized. An ...
and politically the new parliament was very fragmented. In October the VVD and Christian Democrats agreed to form a minority conservative coalition government with the support of the Freedom party. The VVD's MarkRuttebecame prime minister. In Apr., 2012, the government collapsed after it could no...
This article argues that the entrance of the Lijst Pim Fortuyn in the Dutch Parliament after the May 2002 elections shows the relevance of the Schattschneider–Mair thesis of party system change. Fortuyn introduced a new line of conflict that restructured party competition in the Netherlands. The ...
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This statement is also illustrative of the fact that the integrated payment policy was very much a top-down push, instigated by the Ministry and NZa and then widely discussed in Parliament and by other stakeholders. Identifying which discursive practices are elicited can reveal stakeholders’ ...
Parliamentary democracy - a political system in which the legislature (parliament) selects the government - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor along with the cabinet ministers - according to party strength as expressed in elections; by this system, the government acquires a dual responsibility...