From Amplify:
Dutch Queen Beatrix does not like Member of Parliament Geert Wilders, the winner of the recent elections in the Netherlands; she is attempting to prevent the formation of a right-wing coalition that includes him.
The maneuvers to exclude Mr. Wilders have angered ordinary Dutchmen. Asked to comment on television, many voters could be heard complaining, “What is the use of going to vote when we are not listened to anyway?”
June’s general elections in the Netherlands resulted in a clear victory for the right. The Dutch Constitution, however, grants the Queen the power to appoint a person (or persons) of her choice to initiate and direct negotiations for the formation of a government coalition. By appointing the Labor politician Herman Tjeenk Willink to the position of formation facilitator, the Queen has made it clear that she wants a coalition that includes the Labor Party and excludes the Freedom Party of Geert Wilders.
3 comments:
This. Is. Why. You. Don't. Have. A. Monarchy.
The QUEEN is seeking to veto the ELECTION results? How do you say Butt Out B**** in Dutch? Don't they understand the concept of a "figurehead" over there?
Pastorius,
I know that neither of us are Dutch lawyers or legal scholars, but does she even have a right to do this under the constitution of the Netherlands?
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