Pieter Omtzigt: Retreat to Burnout - another government crisis in the Netherlands

The centre dissident was one of the most popular politicians in the Netherlands. Several times he had to step down for health reasons. The future of his party is more open than ever.

Pieter Omtzigt has withdrawn. Immediately. No more leadership. No more political appearances. A burn-out, is the official message. And that is, in a bizarre way, actually very understandable. Because, how do you survive as an idealistic politician in The Hague?