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FOX NewsMay 22
Dutch Government Averts Collapse Over Amsterdam Violence
Above: Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof talks during a press conference at the Catshuis, the official residence of the Prime Minister, in the Hague, on Nov. 15, 2024. Image copyright: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images
The Facts
Netherlands' four-party coalition government has survived the resignation Friday of the junior finance minister, Nora Achahbar, despite reports that other ministers of her New Social Contract (NSC) party would also stand down.
In a press conference held following an emergency meeting with party leaders that night, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said that all of them wanted to remain in the coalition and had agreed to move on.
The Spin
Left narrative
For now, the Dutch coalition stands firm. But as the first cracks in the most ring-wing government ever to lead the country have appeared at an astonishing rate, it's unlikely that differences between the four parties on specific issues will be overcome. The collapse of the coalition is a matter of when, not if.
Right narrative
Achahbar may be backing the falsities parroted by the left opposition — that the rhetoric of Wilders and his allies in the cabinet is dividing the country — but her fellow party members have reasserted their commitment to the coalition. As the Netherlands has been witness to an outrageous show of antisemitism at home, it's time to band together and crack down on the attackers.