Ronald Plasterk: if Wilders Had Been Prime Minister, the Cabinet Would Never Have Fallen

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Now that elections are approaching, all stories from politicians about the fall of the Schoof cabinet are colored, because they are part of the campaign. Apart from the exact fall: what are the underlying reasons that this cabinet never got going?

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The first Ipsos I&O seat poll after the fall of the Schoof cabinet shows that most voters consider the PVV responsible for this. However, that does not lead to a loss of seat for Wilders' party. Indeed, a substantial minority supports his way of working, so that the PVV also comes out the largest in this poll. This is what research commissioned by the NOS shows.

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Immediately upon installation I predicted: Cabinet Schoof will not last a year. Not because I have political ambitions myself – on the contrary. I am totally unsuited for it: impatient, uncompromising, demanding and determined. But I am blessed with a sharp analytical mind and a surprisingly well-developed political instinct.

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