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Laurelin

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7. The NL is (I guess) parliamentary

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:37 PM

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Rutte (now NATO chief) 's coalition government feel apart when one or more parties withdrew their support and he no longer had a government. The coalition and government collapsed, special elections were scheduled and the current government stayed on as caretakers until the elections. It was all quite peaceful and competent.

Nobody liked him during covid but we were all hopeful about him being at NATO because he's a consensus builder.

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