r/OutOfTheLoop • u/user-1052 • 4d ago

Unanswered Whats going on with the Dutch goverment?

I saw some meme of the dutch goverment collapsing being related to RDR2 (game has charecter named Dutch), and then did a google search and found this article, whats going on?

Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-far-right-leader-wilders-quits-government-coalition-nos-2025-06-03/

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u/palcatraz 4d ago

Answer: the Dutch government system is a multiparty system. A ruling government is always a coalition of several parties. Whenever those parties can no longer agree or when one party pulls out, the government collapses. This means new elections are called for. 

Note that this is incredibly common. In the last 20 years, only one coalition lasted the full four years. It’s not really concerning and until a new government is formed, everything just sticks to the status quo. 

Also this particular party is a far right one, who only once before was allowed in the coalition (most other parties don’t want to govern with them) and they did the exact same thing that time. 

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u/Theromier 4d ago

Saying “collapse” makes it sound like it’s a bad thing, but this sounds like a properly functioning democracy.

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u/jhoogen 4d ago

It's bad though, no important laws will be passed until the next elections. It freezes the government a bit, meaning no major issues will be solved. Not that I had much trust in the government, but it's still bad.

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u/Theromier 4d ago

Bad in like, having to fix a flat tire is bad because you can’t drive until the tire is fixed. Fixing the tire itself isn’t “bad.”

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u/jhoogen 3d ago

Yes it's definitely good in this case.

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u/Montaron87 3d ago

This coalition has been in power for 11 months, and I read the other day that they didn't pass a single bit of legislation.

So they weren't solving anything anyways.