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In the House of Representatives, the PVV is by far the largest party, but this wasn't noticeable in the daily parliamentary proceedings of the past parliamentary year. For example, Geert Wilders' PVV was relatively often absent from cabinet debates, according to data from the House of Representatives requested by NOS. In recent parliamentary debates, the PVV has frequently been accompanied by a sigh or a sneer that there was no one from the PVV …
That the PVV occasionally skipped a debate has actually been known for a long time among people with eyes (also called insiders), but now, with the help of figures, NOS has established that the PVV was actually RELATIVELY often absent during debates in the House of Representatives: "Of the 786 debates, in committee and plenary in the main hall, the PVV skipped 268, while the faction does not lack the manpower with 37 MPs. Other large factions we…
PVV skipped a third of parliamentary debates despite having by far the most MP's
Despite being by far the largest party in the Tweede Kamer, the PVV participated little in the daily parliamentary proceedings during the past parliamentary year. Of the larger parties, Geert Wilders’ PVV skipped the most debates. The far-right party also submitted relatively few motions and amendments, NOS reports based on data from the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament.
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