# Coalition crisis talks end third day without a deal

> Crisis talks between the three coalition parties ended a third full day on Sunday without a deal, leaving the future of the Jetten cabinet undecided.

Politics · published 2026-11-15 20:18 · https://nlnow.nl/a/talks-to-save-jetten-cabinet-continue-monday-after-no-breakthrough/

Prime minister Rob Jetten (D66) and deputy prime ministers Dilan Yesilgöz (VVD) and Bart van den Brink (CDA) held crisis talks for a third full day on Sunday at the Zwaluwenberg estate in Hilversum, without a breakthrough. Aides to those involved said so on Sunday evening.

The parties observed radio silence during the day. On Saturday the talks ended early in the evening after the three had dinner together; on Sunday they ran longer. The cabinet has not fallen: the three leaders are still talking.

On Saturday morning they closeted themselves at the estate, and the parliamentary party leaders joined them later that morning. The participants dined together but did not stay overnight, and the talks resumed on Sunday morning.

The talks will continue on Monday at the Catshuis, with the cabinet's leaders.

The Jetten cabinet is a minority government of D66, the VVD and the CDA. Earlier this weekend Yesilgöz called it “a failed experiment” (een mislukt experiment) and openly raised the possibility that the cabinet could fall. She is gloomy about the outlook. Jetten still wants to carry on with the cabinet and says he wants to work to keep it going.

The crisis was triggered by the tax plan (belastingplan). D66 and the CDA struck a deal on it with left-wing parties, including Denk, and the VVD is unhappy about that. The VVD says its contact with Denk and other parties concerned only a ChristenUnie proposal that could have stopped an amendment by the party PRO.

## Background

- **VVD (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie)**: The liberal party on the centre-right, which favours free enterprise and lower taxes. It supplied the prime minister from 2010 to 2024 and is one of the three parties in the current cabinet, with D66 and the CDA.
- **CDA (Christen-Democratisch Appèl)**: The Christian Democratic party, on the centre-right. It has taken part in many Dutch coalition governments and is one of the three parties in the current cabinet, with D66 and the VVD.
- **Catshuis**: The prime minister's official residence in The Hague. It is used mainly for meetings and receptions, such as talks between the cabinet, employers and unions.
- **D66 (Democraten 66)**: D66 is a Dutch social-liberal political party with seats in the Tweede Kamer, the House of Representatives in The Hague. It is known for its focus on democratic reform, such as changes to how the political system and elections work, and it takes part in national government coalitions when it is invited to join them. Because the party's seats in parliament help determine which coalitions are possible, its position in coalition talks often matters for who ends up governing.

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