Yeşilgöz says another right-wing party could join Dutch coalition

VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz says bringing another right-wing party into the Dutch coalition is one possible way to improve cooperation, as she criticises partners D66 and the CDA for looking too often to the left when seeking parliamentary majorities.

The three coalition parties will continue talks in the coming days, Yeşilgöz said, adding that the political situation was not settled. She said improved cooperation was “possible in theory” if the partners wanted it.

Yeşilgöz did not say what would happen if the talks failed, and did not threaten to withdraw the VVD from the cabinet. She did leave open the possibility that the three parties could ask the king to dismiss the government.

Her comments follow a dispute over a tax-plan compromise involving D66 and the CDA, which prompted calls for a reset in how the coalition works together. Previous coverage of the dispute reported that the VVD said it had been caught off guard by the compromise, while D66 leader Jan Paternotte disputed that account.