US EditionDutch king swears in a new coalition government led by youngest-ever premier Rob Jetten
Rob Jetten, 38, leads a three-party minority coalition with 66 of 150 seats, pledging increased defence spending, migration restrictions, and social benefit cuts, officials said.
- On Monday, King Willem-Alexander swore in Rob Jetten as prime minister at Huis ten Bosch, with Jetten becoming the youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister 117 days after elections.
- Negotiations after the Oct. 29 result led to a coalition formed by D66, CDA, and VVD, taking 117 days to establish a government.
- Holding only 66 seats, the coalition assigned Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius to defence, Tom Berendsen as foreign minister, and Eelco Heinen remains finance minister.
- After the swearing-in, the Cabinet posed for a traditional photo and planned its first meeting that afternoon, but it must secure opposition support amid criticism of welfare and healthcare cuts.
- The new government is prioritizing raising defence spending to the NATO target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035 via a 'freedom tax' and supporting Ukraine while advancing 120 climate measures costing 28 billion euros to cut emissions 60% by 2030.
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After 117 days of negotiations, Rob Jetten's 38-year-old centre-right party, together with two other parties, had only 66 of the 150 MPs to adopt a pro-business programme with cuts in social spending.
At the age of 38, Rob Jetten entered the political history of Holland, becoming the country's youngest prime minister and the first openly homosexual to lead a government in the Hague. The oath,...
New coalition government takes office in the Netherlands led by youngest-ever premier Rob Jetten
Rob Jetten has become the Netherlands’ youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister as his new minority coalition takes office. Jetten, who will have to use all his bridge-building skills to pass laws and see out a full four-year term…
Netherlands' coalition government takes office led by youngest-ever premier Rob Jetten
Rob Jetten has become the Netherlands’ youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister as his new minority coalition takes office. Jetten, who will have to use all his bridge-building skills to pass laws and see out a full four-year term…
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