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Rtl Wants to Lock up Party Leaders for the Program 'Het Conclave', but Wilders, Timmermans and Bontenbal Drop Out: 'We Don't Dare'

Summary by De Telegraaf
For the program "Het conclavaf," RTL wants to lock up seven party leaders in a castle to have them engage in conversation and debate in front of the cameras. But the program is in danger of not happening, because after PVV leader Geert Wilders, Frans Timmermans (GL/PvdA) and Henri Bontenbal (CDA) are now also dropping out. Sources in The Hague told De Telegraaf. "They don't dare," says one of them.

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For the program "Het conclavaf," RTL wants to lock up seven party leaders in a castle to have them engage in conversation and debate in front of the cameras. But the program is in danger of not happening, because after PVV leader Geert Wilders, Frans Timmermans (GL/PvdA) and Henri Bontenbal (CDA) are now also dropping out. Sources in The Hague told De Telegraaf. "They don't dare," says one of them.

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Bad news for anyone who thinks it's time to lock up politicians: "For the program Het conclavaf (The Conclave), RTL wants to lock up seven party leaders in a castle to have them engage in conversation and debate in front of the cameras. But the program is in danger of not happening, because after PVV leader Geert Wilders, Frans Timmermans (GL/PvdA) and Henri Bontenbal (CDA) are now also dropping out." Terrible, of course, because this country ne…

The RTL program Het Conclaaf, which aimed to lock seven party leaders in a castle for a candid election debate, is in danger of failing. Following the earlier withdrawal of PVV leader Geert Wilders, Frans Timmermans (GL/PvdA) and Henri Bontenbal (CDA) have also dropped out. According to sources in The Hague, there's a good chance the program will not go ahead at all.

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De Telegraaf broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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