Cabinet remains together for now after crisis talks
Prime Minister Jetten and his coalition partners have discussed the future of their cooperation.
Follow-up to: Jetten tries to hold coalition together Friday, 13 November 2026, 12:00
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The coalition partners have held crisis talks about the future of the Jetten cabinet. It remains uncertain whether they have reached agreement on continuing their cooperation.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten spoke on Friday with VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz and CDA minister Bart van den Brink about the future of the coalition. The reason was the vote on the Tax Plan, in which D66 and CDA reached agreements with opposition parties PRO and Volt, while the VVD voted against.
According to earlier reports by AP and NL Times, the coalition had therefore come close to breaking up. The minority coalition has just 66 of the 150 seats in the Lower House (Tweede Kamer) and depends on shifting majorities for important legislation.
Jetten had already said on Thursday that the cooperation needed a ‘very serious restart’. The prime minister wants to discuss how the three parties function together and how they can relate better to the Lower House.
It remains unclear whether the talks have restored political relations. The VVD opposes the tax agreements with the left-wing opposition and, according to earlier reports, fears that higher burdens could drive wealthy entrepreneurs and companies out of the Netherlands. D66 and CDA, by contrast, stress that parliament must retain room to amend proposals.
The outcome of the crisis talks has not yet been fully announced. It remains unclear whether concrete agreements were made and whether the VVD set conditions for further cooperation.
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What is established
- The coalition consists of D66, VVD and CDA and does not have a majority in the Lower House.
- D66 and CDA reached agreements with PRO and Volt during the Tax Plan process.
- The VVD voted against the amended tax plan and threatened a cabinet crisis.
- After the crisis talks, it was agreed to continue talking.
Left
Arguments A minority government must be able to seek parliamentary majorities wherever they emerge; cooperation with PRO and Volt can make policy more socially balanced.
Values Renewed appreciation of parliamentary influence, income equality and administrative continuity.
Consequences A break-up could delay new policy and cause renewed electoral uncertainty.
Centre
Arguments The coalition must agree clear ground rules on negotiations with opposition parties while retaining room for majorities in the Lower House.
Values Stability, predictability and respect for parliamentary relations.
Consequences A workable procedure could preserve the coalition, but would require concessions from all three parties.
Right
Arguments Coalition parties should not sideline one another on tax policy; agreements with left-wing opposition parties could place heavier burdens on entrepreneurs and wealthy people.
Values Party unity, lower burdens on enterprise and a restrained approach to government.
Consequences Continuing without restoring trust could lead to further paralysis or the cabinet’s collapse.
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The reason for the talks, the coalition’s composition and the political relations have been confirmed by AP and NL Times. The precise outcome of the evening talks has not yet been fully confirmed publicly and has therefore been marked as uncertain.
- confirmed Jetten spoke on Friday with the leaders of his two coalition partners about the coalition’s survival. — AP and NL Times describe the crisis talks with Yeşilgöz and Van den Brink. source
- confirmed The coalition has 66 of the 150 seats in the Lower House. — AP gives this seat distribution. source
- uncertain The cabinet will remain together for now after the talks. — This appears in the supplied current headlines, but could not be verified in a full public account. source
1 correction(s) applied
- Was: The cabinet has been saved.Now: The cabinet will remain together for now; the crisis has therefore not been resolved. (The available sources do not confirm a definitive political solution.)
Editor's note
The crisis talks and the reason for them have been independently confirmed. The report that the cabinet will remain in office for now and continue talks this weekend comes from the supplied current headlines; a full public account of the outcome could not yet be found.Sources
The story so far
- Friday, 13 November 2026, 12:00 Jetten tries to hold coalition together
- Friday, 13 November 2026, 19:43 Cabinet remains together for now after crisis talks (this article)
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