Dutch coalition still split after three days of crisis talks
D66, VVD and CDA have not agreed on the future of the Jetten cabinet and resume talks on Monday at the prime minister's official residence, after a clash over the 2027 tax plan.
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The three coalition parties still have no agreement on the future of Prime Minister Rob Jetten's minority cabinet. The Government Information Service (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst) confirmed on Sunday evening that talks continue on Monday. D66, VVD and CDA are leaving the Hilversum estate De Zwaluwenberg for the Catshuis in The Hague.
The crisis began on Thursday evening, when a majority in the Tweede Kamer voted for the 2027 Belastingplan (tax plan) and for an amendment by Pro and Volt. VVD, a coalition party, voted against both and called the course of events "devastating" (ontluisterend). The talks started on Friday morning.
VVD said it was taken by surprise and demanded a "fundamental reset". On Friday evening VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz called the minority cabinet a "failed experiment", but VVD remains in the cabinet for now.
Yeşilgöz said VVD will only agree to continue the cabinet if D66 and CDA make concessions on substance and politics. In recent months, she said, the coalition partners have looked "a bit too often to the left" when seeking majorities for cabinet policy.
Prime Minister Jetten, deputy prime ministers Yeşilgöz and Bart van den Brink (CDA), and parliamentary leaders Jan Paternotte (D66), Ruben Brekelmans (VVD) and Henri Bontenbal (CDA) took part in the talks at De Zwaluwenberg. The information service said "good, intensive talks" were held there over the weekend.
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