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The Party for the Liquidation of the Netherlands (PLN) participates in the General Election with a single proposed policy: sell the country to a rich country, split the money and make every citizen a millionaire (1981)

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PVV leader Geert Wilders speaks at a "Twinks for Trump" event, hosted by "LGBTrump" in Cleveland, Ohio (2016)

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Former PvdA leader Diederik Samson forgets to switch to his burner Twitter account and looks at someone’s home videos (2024)

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Prime Minister Rutte (VVD) attempts to kiss (or smell?) Italian Prime Minister Meloni but she doesn’t seem interested (2023)

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What’s Joe got that Mark doesn’t?!

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POTUS Joe Biden kissing Italian PM Giorgia Meloni on her forehead. March 1, 2024

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PvdD (Party for the Animals) leader Marianne Thieme wears a battledress covered with carrots on Prinsjesdag (Dutch State of the Union) to protest pleasure hunting (2012)

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MP Fleur Agema (PVV), who previously held online membership of Neo-Nazi internet forum “Stormfront”, is nominated by her party to become Health Minister and Deputy PM (2024)

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Prime Minister Balkenende poses in a “fuck drugs” shirt whilst drinking a Grolsch beer (2010)

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On one of the wildest days in recent Dutch political history, GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver posts a BeReal, appearing extremely sad and on the verge of depression (2023)

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Jordan Peterson’s long lost cousin becomes the next Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2024)

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The Government sends the legal reasoning behind its intended declaration of a “state of emergency” on Asylum to Parliament but nobody can read it (2024)

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MP Gideon van Meijeren (FvD) refers to the U.S. 2nd Amendment (the right to bear arms) multiple times as he defends himself in court against charges of sedition but forgets the U.S. Constitution does not apply in the Netherlands (2024)

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Unfortunately enough, the PLN only received 826 votes and did not win a seat. When its sponsor called it quits in 1986, the party disappeared quietely from the Dutch political scene...

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A random group of teenagers call FvD leader Thierry Baudet “the biggest clown of Dutch politics” (2024)

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The longest serving PM in Dutch history (4,652 days), Mark Rutte (VVD) announces his withdrawal from politics and is no longer available as VVD frontrunner in the next elections (2023) (Holy shit)

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During the Cabinet formation, BBB leader Caroline van der Plas puts an egg in her bra after lunch “because I always keep everything there and I did not want to eat chocolate or cake in the afternoon” and subsequently “forgets about the egg until the evening” (2024)

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Reinette Klever (former PVV MP), who previously called for the abolishment of development aid, is nominated by her party to become Minister for Development Aid (2024)

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10 months

In a now deleted tweet, MP Reinder Blaauw (PVV) states: "a n***** with down (syndrome) is a brownie" (2013)

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7 and counting (2023)

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1 year

Despite losing 6 elections in a row, Socialist Party (SP) leader Lilian Marijnissen does not resign and continues as party leader (2023)

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BBB leader Caroline van der Plas successfully proposes to change the name of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality to “Agriculture, Fishing, Food Quality and Nature”, costing up to 5 million euros, which is €25,000 per Dutch fisherman (2024)

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The new Dutch government plans to increase taxes on cultural goods and services but makes an exemption for recreational activities such as cinemas and amusement parks because PVV leader Wilders "loves the Efteling so much" (2024)

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BBB leader Caroline van der Plas wears her shirt inside out AND facing the wrong way, making the press ask her "did you sleep at home?", to which she says "yes" (2024)

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10 months

Martin Bosma (PVV) who previously called the Dutch parliament a "fake parliament" is elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives (2023)

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10 months

The 50Plus elderly party accidentally spends €515 on ads targeted at fans of hardcore DJ “Angerfist” (2023)

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Instead of becoming NATO Secretary General, Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) becomes a train conductor and announces passengers can switch at the next stop to lay on the beach in Zandvoort on a day when the weather is 10 degrees & rain is everywhere (2024)

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Princess Alexia turns up to Prinsjesdag, the day on which the reigning monarch addresses the joint session of Parliament, wearing a bracelet that says "Ginger Ass" (2024)

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“Resse” is back as Jesse & Rob have a date next Thursday to vote in the European elections (2024)

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In a series of fan-fiction Tiktoks, GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver and D66 leader Rob Jetten are imagined to have a relationship and are collectively named “Resse” (2021)

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Caroline van der Plas (BBB) makes a Big Mac (2024)

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GroenLinks/PvdA posts a picture of its leader Frans Timmermans with his fly open (2024)

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Bernie Sanders, speaking at a GL/PvdA event in Utrecht, announces his candidacy for “Prime Minister of Holland” (2023)

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VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz states she is “Incredibly happy with Dick” (2024)

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Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) admits that he is not a virgin after a TV host wonders if he has got a romance with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni (2023)

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King Willem-Alexander dabs whilst visiting the city of Oldenzaal after some kids were screaming for him to do so (2016)

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FvD leader Thierry Baudet attempts to prepare an entrecote but proceeds to burn it, after which ex-footballer Andy van der Meijde states it is "delicious" (2024)

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🥩 Kilo entrecote klaar maken met @ANDYVANDERMIJD1 ⚽️

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The Dutch Parliament composed a top 150 songs by means of a vote amongst MPs. FvD leader Thierry Baudet sends an angry email at 02.29 at night, reading: “All these songs are shit. How is such a thing possible?! Where are Brahms, Beethoven, etc. What is wrong with you!?” (2018)

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Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) pretends to be the U.S. President and later stated he “expected to be directly connected to Putin” after picking up the phone in the Oval Office (2023)

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NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt proposes to make Dutch the main language of courses at universities to limit migration and reduce the number of international students, despite having studied in Exeter, Rome and Florence himself (2023)

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Lijsttrekker @PieterOmtzigt wil dat de voertaal op Nederlandse universiteiten Nederlands wordt. “We geven les in het Engels. Dat betekent dat er hele opleidingen zijn die alleen maar buitenlandse studenten hebben.” #Op1 #WNL #EO

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A leftist party leads a poll in the Netherlands (2023)

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BBB leader Caroline van der Plas suggests that the country would need a Foreign Affairs Minister similar to Joseph Luns (KVP/CDA) if her party would win the elections. Luns is said to have been a member of the fascist Dutch National Socialist Party (NSB) until 1936 (2023)

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Pieter Omtzigt (NSC), whose political career will forever be connected to a photo of some notes suggesting discussions on him having to move to a “position elsewhere”, is pictured holding notes saying “Not in a cabinet with PVV-NSC-BBB” (2023)

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Geert Wilders (PVV) announces that in his free time, he likes to read the Donald Duck magazine and play Mario Kart on his Nintendo (2023)

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Former PM Balkenende (CDA) reveals in a lecture that he smuggled beer into the palace of an Emir of an unnamed Gulf State (2016)

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In potentially the biggest election shift in the history of the Netherlands, Geert Wilders’ PVV is projected to win 35 seats in parliament and become the largest party in parliament (2023)

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The King, the Queen and the Crown-Princess, also known to be part-time hooligans, are pictured fanatically supporting @TeamNLtweets at the Olympics in Paris (2024)

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Acting PM Rutte (VVD), on behalf of acting Minister of Justice & Security Yesilgöz (VVD), advises against a motion filed by VVD leader Yesilgöz that calls for a halt of discussions on a law initiated by acting Secretary of State for Justice & Security van den Burg (VVD) (2023)

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1 year

Prime Minister Willem Drees (PvdA), serves American Marshall Plan inspectors a sober “Maria-biscuit” with tea, after which the inspectors are convinced of the frugal nature of Drees’ financial policy and promise continued support (1949)

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The Boer Burger Beweging (BBB, Farmer Citizen Movement) arrives at the parliament building with 7 tractors, symbolising the 7 seats the party won in the general election (2023)

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1 day after finishing her term as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Vera Bergkamp (D66) updates her profile picture on Twitter to a Barbie figure (2023)

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#nieuweprofielfoto

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Francis David Schimmelpenninck, count and MP for the Free Anti Revolutionary Party (VAR) falls off his horse and fails to make it to Parliament to vote against a law that would make education compulsory. The law passes by one vote (1900)

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10 months

50Plus voters party after they are projected to re-enter parliament with 1 seat, only to lose it by the end of the night (2023)

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#VOLT was vanavond in shock over de uitslag. Daarna nog naar Den Bosch gereden naar #50plus . Dolle boel hier want 1 zetel! Ze gaan hier doorfeesten tot in de kleine uurtjes, tot die ene zetel zeker is. #NederlandKiest

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In Weesp, during the counting of the votes in the general election, a counter gets sick and vomits over the pile of votes for the VVD and subsequently goes home (2023)

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1 year

Frans Timmermans (PvdA) announces to run for party leader and quotes Ronald Reagan (2023)

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A random blow-fly, named “Bram de Bromvlieg” dies on VVD premises in parliament after which VVD staff create a memorial for the deceased insect (2024)

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BBB leader Caroline van der Plas threatens to LEAVE politics if Dutch farmers would be forced into buyouts after killing an aid package of 24 BILLION which was supposed to help the same farmers receive a large sum for their properties (2024)

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PM Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) posts a Christmas message on Dutch social networking site “Hyves” reading “Hyvesfriends, Merry Christmas and a Happy 2008” (2007)

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PM Piet de Jong (KVP), a former submarine commander, states he supports pornography because it is "the only effective remedy against seasickness" (1967)

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Prime Minister Balkenende (CDA) gets kissed by Katja Schuurman and Bridget Maasland (2007)

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PvdA/GL leader Timmermans announces he recently “became a Swifty” because “he loves her music” and “thinks she’s doing a great job” (2024)

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Dutch politicians perform the Mannequin Challenge at a TV program about the general elections targeted at children (2017)

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MP Rob Jetten (D66), the current Minister for Climate and Energy Policy, posts a picture of himself soaked in a bathtub whilst wearing a suit and adds the pun “I also debate on weekends” (2020)

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75% of members of ROOD (RED), the young wing of the Socialist Party (SP), elect Olaf Kemerink as chairman but he is expelled from the SP because of his participation in the "Communist Platform", which the SP views as a "different political party" (2020-21)

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Thierry Baudet (FvD), for 1,5 hours, live streams himself learning how to play Minecraft with fellow MP Freek Jansen and gets killed by YouTuber "LinkTijger" (2023)

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Despite losing 6 elections in a row, Socialist Party (SP) leader Lilian Marijnissen does not resign and continues as party leader (2023)

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CDA leader Wopke Hoekstra (alias Woppert) announces he will not be his party’s frontrunner in the upcoming elections during a wild week of goodbyes and posts a meme (2023)

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Former Prime Minister Dries van Agt (1977 - 1982) pretends to smoke a joint (2018)

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Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) explains why racing drivers like to use condoms (2010)

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MP Gijs Tuinman (BBB) is called upon to speak and is announced as representing the "Boer Burger Beweging" after which Tuinman says "it is not Boer Burger Beweging, it is BBB", but "BBB" is in fact an abbreviation of "Boer Burger Beweging" (2024)

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The Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) wins a majority in the city council of Finsterwolde. After striking workers are fired, the CPN decides to support them with payment. The national and provincial governments don't agree and move to disband the city council (1951)

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Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, later known as Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Prince consort of Queen Juliana, is revealed to have been a member of the NSDAP in the 1930s after his membership card was found in his personal archives (2023)

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Freek Jansen (FvD) voluntarily resigns as MP for a period of 6 months and proceeds to make use of redundancy pay (wachtgeld) despite the party wanting to ban such pay (2024)

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During one of the very first COVID-19 government press conferences, Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) announces a ban on shaking hands, but proceeds to shake hands a few seconds later (2020)

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Arnhem Mayor Ahmed Marcouch (PvdA) abseils down from St. Eusebius' Church in the city to raise awareness for the upcoming general election (2023)

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In a debate about wolves killing sheep MP Dion Graus (PVV) demonstrates how to scare off a wolf (2024)

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GL/PvdA leader Frans Timmermans, who grew up in the city and has been named “Knight of Roma” by AS Roma fans, sings the club’s song during a talkshow (2023)

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An unexpected crossover with @CrazyDutchPol

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DENK MP Tunahan Kuzu appears to put a toastie in his inside pocket as he is approached for an interview (2017)

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MP’s Graus (PVV) & Baudet (FvD) pose with a pig (2016)

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Gidi Markuszower (PVV) who was previously arrested for carrying a weapon and had to withdraw from the 2010 General Election because the General Intelligence & Security Service suggested he was influenced by the Mossad is nominated by his party to become Minister of Asylum (2024)

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Senate member Gom van Strien (PVV) is appointed as "verkenner" (scout) by parliament for the cabinet formation but it turns out the University of Utrecht pressed charges against him last spring for fraudulent activities (2023)

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Prime Minister Balkenende falls while attempting to skateboard (2006)

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PVV leader Wilders, who on multiple occasions called the Dutch parliament “fake”, visits the Russian State Duma and states he wears a Russian-Dutch friendship pin “with pride” (2018)

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PM Rutte (VVD), in the midst of a developing cabinet crisis, decides to tell journalists "something fun" about a "cabinet members only" lift in parliament, explaining that MPs are angry about it, thinking it shows arrogance. "This sign is from the 80s though", Rutte says. (2023)

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Correction: bro didn’t pass security checks (shock) and is no longer in the running 😅

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Pieter Omtzigt announces Onno Aerden to be the spokesperson of his new party “Nieuw Sociaal Contract” (New Social Contract) but he resigns 3 hours later (2023)

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Following Nazi-Germany's invasion of the Netherlands, PM Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (ARP) flees to London and is expelled from his party because he had "moved without providing a new address" (1940)

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MP Nicolien van Vroonhoven (NSC) complains on national TV about the departure of several Cabinet Ministers to corporate jobs but forgets about 2017, when she resigned as alderman in Hilversum because her husband had found a job in Australia (2024)

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The BBB parliamentary group turns up to Prinsjesdag, unsure whether to promote their latest musical or to discuss government policy (2024)

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"Ollongren holds a piece of paper the wrong way" -> Cabinet Wilders I. @HouseofCards eat your heart out.

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Minister of the Interior Kajsa Ollongren, having COVID, leaves a meeting and accidentally reveals a memo that states "Omtzigt, function elsewhere", hinting at government discussions on preventing Pieter Omtzigt from reaching a position of greater power (2021)

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Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge (CDA) asks a young woman if she has considered "getting a rich boyfriend" after she says it's impossible to buy a house by herself (2023)

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Wouter Koolmees (D66), the former Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and current CEO of the Dutch Railways (NS), smokes in a non-smoking zone outside the Amersfoort railway station and later apologises: "It's terribly stupid of me, I shouldn't have done that there" (2023)

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The Public Prosecutor decides to prosecute FvD MP Gideon van Meijeren for inciting violence against the Dutch state (2023)

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MP Frank Wassenberg (PvdD) misses a train and as a result is late for a crucial vote on a law regulating organ donor registration. The vote ends in 75-74 with Wassenberg's missing vote thus being crucial, since a tie would have meant the rejection of the law (2016)

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@CrazyItalianPol the ultimate crossover?

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Former Integration Minister and VVD MP Rita Verdonk launches her new party "Trots op Nederland" (Proud of the Netherlands) with a campaign video that includes Oscar worthy acting (2010)

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10 months

Update: Gom = Gone! Van Strien resigned as scout today after just 3 days on the job…

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10 months

Senate member Gom van Strien (PVV) is appointed as "verkenner" (scout) by parliament for the cabinet formation but it turns out the University of Utrecht pressed charges against him last spring for fraudulent activities (2023)

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After a debate in Parliament, FvD leader Thierry Baudet tells GL/PvdA MP Jesse Klaver that he “would hit him in the face” (2024)

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Former 50Plus leader and MP Henk Krol stops running a bed & breakfast after it had become the scene of "sex parties" and "people using laughing gas" (2021)

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Leader of the VVD in Parliament Klaas Dijkhoff calls D66 MP Rob Jetten a "Klimaatdrammer" (Climate Moaner) after which Jetten takes it up as a nickname and starts a clothing line (2019)

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MP Ton Elias (VVD) has an “URGENT REQUEST” to Microsoft, asking if they can “stop calling him more than 10 times a day from India for marketing purposes”. Elias had previously chaired a parliamentary commission about ICT (2015)

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