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Thursday, November 23, 2006 |
EUObserver:"The Netherlands faces difficult coalition talks and potential complications for its position on the EU stage after Wednesday's elections saw huge gains for leftists and the far-right, with prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende scoring a victory over Labour.
Labour lost a shock number of ten seats - primarily to the leftist Socialist Party which jumped hugely from nine to 26 seats and which is broadly identified as the real victor of Wednesday's poll."
It is clear the electorate has made a choice not for New Labour (PvdA) but for the Socialist Party (SP). The neocon VVD has lost its third place in Dutch politics to the SP. A new government should be a social government, that much is clear.
However, Prime-Minister Balkenende is already wriggling and squirming like an eel. It is obvious he will do everything to prevent a leftist government. Balkenende has in the past lied about Iraq and lied about Afghanistan. He still has to face a parliamentary inquiry into the illegal 'interrogation practices' of the Dutch army in Iraq. His Harry Potter charm is the only appeal he has on part of the Dutch electorate.
12:21:37 PM 
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© Copyright 2006 Hetty Litjens.
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