Bontenbal wants VVD to stay in Dutch cabinet but calls for serious talks
CDA leader Henri Bontenbal wants the VVD to stay in the Dutch minority cabinet, but says the coalition needs a serious discussion after the party opposed the government’s tax plan.
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CDA leader Henri Bontenbal says he wants the VVD to remain in the Dutch minority cabinet, but believes the coalition needs a serious conversation about how it works together after the VVD voted against the government’s tax plan.
The dispute followed a deal struck by the other two coalition parties, D66 and the CDA, with left-wing opposition parties PRO and Volt. Bontenbal said he understood that the VVD was disappointed and that discussions should cover the parties’ relationships and working methods as well as policy.
He said he still wanted to make a success of the minority government. D66 leader Jan Paternotte has also urged the VVD not to leave the cabinet.
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