
Your search for "Dutch General Election" produced 12 items.
| 1. Dutch government sworn in | October 14, 2010 |
Mark Rutte becomes first liberal prime minister since 1918. A new Dutch government took power today, promising to reduce bureaucracy, cut spending and curb immigration. |
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| 2. EPP president criticises Dutch coalition | October 4, 2010 |
Wilfried Martens unhappy at deal that relies on support of anti-Islamic Freedom Party.
The head of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) has criticised the Dutch... |
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| 3. Dutch parties agree to form coalition government | September 29, 2010 |
Liberals and Christian Democrats reach deal with support from Geert Wilders' anti-Islamic party. The Dutch free-market liberal party PVV and the centre-right CDA have... |
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| 4. Wilders backs Dutch minority government | August 2, 2010 |
Talks begin to form a minority liberal-conservative administration with the informal backing of the anti-immigrant party of Geert Wilders. The Netherlands is moving closer... |
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| 5. A restful August? Not for some | July 29, 2010 |
For many Europeans, August is a period of rest from politics. But in certain parts of the European Union, the political merry-go-round will continue to spin. The Netherlands |
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| 6. Extremist Wilders courted for coalition | June 17, 2010 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy to seek a coalition with the Freedom Party.
After its narrow victory in the election of 9 June, the liberal People's Party for... |
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| 7. Liberals win largest number of seats in Dutch poll | June 10, 2010 |
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The liberal People's Party for Freedom (VVD) emerged as the largest party after Dutch elections on Wednesday, according to initial unofficial results this morning | |
| 8. A right turn for the Dutch? | May 27, 2010 |
Liberal Democrats lead in the opinion polls, while Balkenende is unlikely to make up ground on rivals. If poll predictions are accurate, Dutch voters will shift their... |
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| 9. Wilders gains in Dutch elections | March 4, 2010 |
Success of the populist politician in two large cities sets alarm bells ringing in the Netherlands' mainstream parties. The party of the populist anti-immigrant politician... |
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| 10. Strong showing for far-right party in the Netherlands | June 5, 2009 |
Geert Wilders' PVV set to be the second biggest Dutch party in the European Parliament. The far-right party led by Geert Wilders, which has campaigned against the... |
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| 11. PROFILE - Dutch wiz-kid: Jan Peter Balkenende | May 23, 2002 |
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MOST self-respecting 46-year-old politicians would react with horror at being likened to bespectacled boy wizard Harry Potter. Germany's image-conscious Chancellor Gerhard... | |
| 12. Free-market crusader | July 1, 1999 |
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FRITS Bolkestein will be unusual among the new intake of European Commissioners, assuming incoming President Romano Prodi agrees to give him a place on the team. This is a... | |