Netherlands
Netherlands: Purple government thrashed – Dutch SP gains
It is clear that the liberal/social-democrat Purple government has been severely punished. The government parties lost in total 44 seats in the 150 seat parliament.
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands: Extreme right Dutch politician, Pim Fortuyn, shot dead
The extreme right Dutch politician, Pim Fortuyn, was shot dead 6 May, on the premises of the national radio station in Hilversum. This single act has shaken Dutch society, including the complacent Dutch establishment who […]
Netherlands
Netherlands: Government resigns
As was expected, the purple government has just fallen (16/04/02) over the report about ’Dutchbat’, the Dutch army unit, and its operations in Srebrenica in 1997.