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The Netherlands: A Nation Split in Two - by Aaron Gray-Block
It sounds like a great dance party, swing to the right, swing to the left and turn it all around. But the reality is, the Netherlands is on the verge of a political stalemate and it will take inspired leadership to bring it home safely.
Amid concern over poverty after the 2003 recession, an 'audit' of election policies by the government's macroeconomic thinktank Central Planning Bureau (CPB) revealed the SP would boost purchasing power the most (second only to the green-left GroenLinks). PvdA leader Bos failed to take the initiative by backing a politically strong and emphatic left-wing coalition with the SP and green-left GroenLinks. But what is more important is how the new government will unite the country again. The coming coalition formation is thus symbolic of the task ahead.
If the CDA and SP cannot reconcile its differences, can the Netherlands? For the EU-Digest editors report on the Netherlands click here
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