Child quota
Mark Rutte has demanded that the other three parties in the governing coalition – CDA’s Christian Democrats, D66’s centrist liberals and the small Protestant party ChristenUnie – agree to establish a quota for the number of children from conflict in areas that can receive asylum. In the Netherlands. He also asked that refugees already established in the Netherlands would not be allowed to join their children there if they had already reached the monthly quota of 200 children.
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But two more conservative parties on immigration, the ChristenUnie and D66, opposed the plan. Christianuni’s majority vote in the country’s conservative “Bijbelgordel” belt of the Bible is due to religious beliefs that have traditionally opposed toughening the policy of welcoming asylum seekers. Asylum.
“We are all created by the same God, all are loved, and from Him we received the earth on which we live. Therefore we strongly believe that it is our duty to provide a safe place for victims of disasters, wars, persecution and oppression,” Kristen Uni writes on her site.
Far right pressure
After initial talks on Wednesday, cabinet members met again urgently from Thursday to Friday to discuss the prime minister’s proposals. They did not reach an agreement, prompting speculation that the Fourth Rutte government would soon fall. Since the start of his first term in office in 2010, Mark Rutte and his liberal right formation have faced competition and pressure from several far-right parties, notably Geert Wilders’ PVV, which strongly opposes immigration.
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With the coalition imploding, Mark Rutte must re-enter the legislative race with his sights set on a fifth term as prime minister. However, he may face competition within his party for the top job. Originally scheduled for 2025, these elections to determine the composition of the lower house of the Dutch parliament must be convened soon and could take place in the next few months.
The competition promises to be tough for the outgoing government’s parties. A new pro-farmer party opposed to EU environmental regulations won more seats in regional elections in March, which also determine the composition of the Senate.
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