Curry Cannot Prevent Dutch Govt From Collapsing
Written by Eric Olsen
Published October 16, 2002
Published October 16, 2002
The freaking Dutch government collapses:
- The Dutch government collapsed Wednesday as the fledgling party of murdered anti-immigration populist Pim Fortuyn imploded less than 100 days after storming into a center-right coalition.
The three-way government of Christian Democrats (CDA), VVD Liberals and the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) crumbled after a bitter power struggle in Fortuyn's party forced two of its ministers to resign.
The government's resignation makes CDA Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende's government the shortest-lived in the Netherlands since World War II.
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- Published: October 16, 2002
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This government was rubbish. Good riddance. Next!