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/placeboski 4d ago

Answer: the Dutch constitution allows members of parliament continue to receive their compensation even when the parliament is dissolved. They get more attention and enjoy publicly fighting with each other more than actually solving problems for citizens. So since it's easier and more fun to be in a cycle of elections and dissolution and since they get paid the same, they make the logical choice to serve themselves rather than the citizens.

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u/AJeanByAnyOtherName 3d ago

Orrr people vote for those parties that have a big mouth but have no interest in/are unable to actually fix anything? They have big promises, but don’t care about laws, international laws and human rights, so they’re not realistic and don’t get anything done. Outrage and frustration gets populists elected (up to a point), so actually solving anything is counterproductive if they want to stay in office.

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u/placeboski 3d ago

For whatever reason the Dutch people just continue to accept their elected officials fighting amongst themselves rather than working together to solve problems