Re-election!

Re-election!

The elections of 2010 took place on the 9^th of June, and the big winner VVD with Mark Rutte as its leader had an ambitious programme to come up with a new government within 3 weeks time. At the moment we are 3 months passed this ambitious deadline. Is the Netherlands travelling the same path as their southern neighbours Belgium? The main problem is that the big winner of the election is not able to find a stable coalition. Even today there are still many uncertainties with the possible coalition of VVD, CDA and the hardcore rightwing party PVV. Even if this coalition succeeds it is so unstable that it is very likely that it will not survive its 4 years period of governing. So, why not setting up re-elections?

How ambitious it was of Mark Rutte to say that he will make a solid government within 3 weeks time. It was very ambitious indeed, but maybe too ambitious to start with a promise you can’t make. His first action turns out to be a gigantic miscalculation because now, more than 3 months later, there is still not a strong coalition and the coalition he is aiming for is not the sparkling example of solid.

The south neighbours of the Netherlands, Belgium, have been struggling with finding a new cabinet for over 3 years. Will this be the future for the Netherlands? Lets hope not. What was the point of early elections than any-way. Nevertheless instead of dragging something along that is not viable, why keep on dragging than. Maybe it might be a good idea for the big leaders of the Netherlands start to look for a more extreme option like a re-election.

The possible coalition that is been worked on today, VVD, CDA and PVV, is not the school model of a stable Cabinet. There are still many hurdles to be taken that might seem to high and may take to much time to overcome, if they are overcome in the first place. The problem lies in the collaboration between CDA and PVV, who are everything except in line with each other. Although the CDA is leaning towards the right wing, it still puts certain moral values up front that contradict with the extreme right viewing points of the PVV.

So to conclude there is only one quick way out and that are re-elections. This because the possibility will not offer the stability and straight line that it needs at this point of time.