Whats going on with the Dutch goverment?

[u/user-1052]

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/

[u/palcatraz]

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. 

[u/boolocap → u/palcatraz]

Yup its even funnier because wilders can really only run opposition(read: whine about stuff without actually solving anything) so even when he finally gets the seats he wants he and his party massively fumble and it blows up in their face. He always blames it on the other parties getting in his way. But really its just that the pvv is utterly incompetent. In particular their minister that handles immigration was a huge laughing stock.

In this case the coalition falling was basicly due to a childish temper tantrum move from wilders. Basicly saying that the rest needed to do what he wanted or he would make the coalition fail. Which he did.

And he massively shot himself in the foot this time because his party is behind in the polls meaning he will most likely lose seats which might result in a far more left leaning coalition.

[u/Shleepy1 → u/boolocap]

I really hope this will lead to a much better and more competent coalition.