Politics
Rob Jetten sworn in as Netherlands' youngest prime minister at 38
Democrats 66 leader forms minority coalition with VVD and CDA after October election, facing vote-by-vote negotiations on €19bn defence spending and asylum reforms.
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Dick Schoof
Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Government of the Netherlands
What we have reported
- Oversaw one of the shortest-lived governments in Dutch history before Jetten's appointment.
- Schoof, a 68-year-old former civil servant, was appointed by Wilders to lead the right-wing coalition that Jetten criticises as a failed experiment.
- Stated no tariffs would have been preferable but praised the Commission for securing the best possible agreement.
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