Dutch war-hero escapes prosecution for tackling protester
Decorated Dutch war-hero Marco Kroon will not be prosecuted for blocking a pro-Palestinian protester during a Second World War remembrance event but did receive…
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Is Pieter Omtzigt’s Dutch centrist party over?
Pieter Omtzigt's meteoric rise to the top of Dutch national politics appears to have been followed by an equally impressive collapse.
Dutch coalition hopes hit buffers as lead player Omtzigt pulls out
The likelihood of the Netherlands getting a right-wing majority cabinet any time soon has significantly diminished.
Dutch elections: Farmer-Citizen Movement urges talks with Wilders
Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) leader Caroline Van der Plas has called on the centre-right Liberals and centrists of Pieter Omtzigt to sit down and talk with…
Leading the polls, new Dutch party announces election programme
The new political party founded by Pieter Omtzigt, a centrist politician in the Netherlands, has been leading in the polls for a few months but has only now made…
‘Shortest Hague career ever’ for spokesman of Dutch NSC party
On September 12, Onno Aerden was installed as the new spokesman for Pieter Omtzigt and his newly formed New Social Contract (NSC) party in the Netherlands.
‘Timmermans effect’ already spluttering as Dutch eye elections
Timmermans, the European Commission's former vice-president, is planning to be the figurehead of a Dutch election programme backed by a combined list of Socialists…
Polls suggest seismic shift in Dutch politics
The brand new political party of Pieter Omtzigt, a popular centrist politician in the Netherlands, is already the biggest in the country, according to the latest…
Rogue Dutch politician launches own party
Pieter Omtzigt, a popular centrist politician in the Netherlands, has established a new political party and will contest the November general elections in an already…