Netherlands

<h3>Political parties</h3>
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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Because of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22multi-party%20system%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22political%20parties%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpolitical%20parties%20of%20the%20Netherlands%7Cmulti-party%20system%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Political parties of the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUG9saXRpY2FsX3BhcnRpZXNfb2ZfdGhlX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">multi-party system</a>, no single party has held a majority in parliament since the 19th century, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22coalition%20cabinets%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22coalition%20government%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcoalition%20government%7Ccoalition%20cabinets%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Coalition government (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29hbGl0aW9uX2dvdmVybm1lbnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">coalition cabinets</a> had to be formed. Since <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22suffrage%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22suffrage%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bsuffrage%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Suffrage (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3VmZnJhZ2U/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">suffrage</a> became universal in 1919, the Dutch political system has been dominated by three families of political parties: the strongest of which were the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Christian%20democrats%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Christian%20democracy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChristian%20democracy%7CChristian%20democrats%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Christian democracy (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hyaXN0aWFuX2RlbW9jcmFjeT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Christian democrats</a>, currently represented by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Christian%20Democratic%20Appeal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Christian%20Democratic%20Appeal%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChristian%20Democratic%20Appeal%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Christian Democratic Appeal (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hyaXN0aWFuX0RlbW9jcmF0aWNfQXBwZWFsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Christian Democratic Appeal</a> (CDA); second were the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22social%20democrats%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22social%20democracy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bsocial%20democracy%7Csocial%20democrats%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Social democracy (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU29jaWFsX2RlbW9jcmFjeT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">social democrats</a>, represented by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Labour%20Party%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20Labour%20Party%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20Labour%20Party%7CLabour%20Party%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Dutch Labour Party (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfTGFib3VyX1BhcnR5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Labour Party</a> (PvdA); and third were the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22liberals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22liberalism%20in%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bliberalism%20in%20the%20Netherlands%7Cliberals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Liberalism in the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGliZXJhbGlzbV9pbl90aGVfTmV0aGVybGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">liberals</a>, of which the right wing <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22People%27s%20Party%20for%20Freedom%20and%20Democracy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22People%27s%20Party%20for%20Freedom%20and%20Democracy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPeople%27s%20Party%20for%20Freedom%20and%20Democracy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGVvcGxlJTI3c19QYXJ0eV9mb3JfRnJlZWRvbV9hbmRfRGVtb2NyYWN5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">People's Party for Freedom and Democracy</a> (VVD) is the main representative.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">These parties co-operated in coalition cabinets in which the Christian democrats had always been a partner: so either a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22centre-left%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22centre-left%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcentre-left%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Centre-left (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2VudHJlLWxlZnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">centre-left</a> coalition of the Christian democrats and social democrats was ruling or a centre-right coalition of Christian democrats and liberals. In the 1970s, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22party%20system%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22party%20system%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bparty%20system%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Party system (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGFydHlfc3lzdGVtP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">party system</a> became more volatile: the Christian democratic parties lost seats, while new parties became successful, such as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22radical%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22radicalism%20%28historical%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bradicalism%20%28historical%29%7Cradical%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Radicalism (historical) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmFkaWNhbGlzbV8oaGlzdG9yaWNhbCk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">radical</a> democrat and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22progressive%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22progressivism%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bprogressivism%7Cprogressive%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Progressivism (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUHJvZ3Jlc3NpdmlzbT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">progressive</a> liberal <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22D66%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22D%2766%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BD%2766%7CD66%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="D'66 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRCUyNzY2P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">D66</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221994%20election%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20general%20election%2C%201994%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20general%20election%2C%201994%7C1994%20election%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Dutch general election, 1994 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfZ2VuZXJhbF9lbGVjdGlvbixfMTk5ND9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">1994 election</a>, the CDA lost its dominant position. A "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22purple%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22purple%20%28government%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpurple%20%28government%29%7Cpurple%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Purple (government) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUHVycGxlXyhnb3Zlcm5tZW50KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">purple</a>" cabinet was formed by VVD, D66, and PvdA. In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222002%20elections%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20general%20election%2C%202002%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20general%20election%2C%202002%7C2002%20elections%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Dutch general election, 2002 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfZ2VuZXJhbF9lbGVjdGlvbixfMjAwMj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">2002 elections</a>, this cabinet lost its majority, because of an increased support for the CDA and the rise of the right <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22LPF%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lijst%20Pim%20Fortuyn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLijst%20Pim%20Fortuyn%7CLPF%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Lijst Pim Fortuyn (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGlqc3RfUGltX0ZvcnR1eW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">LPF</a>, a new political party, around <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pim%20Fortuyn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pim%20Fortuyn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPim%20Fortuyn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Pim Fortuyn (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGltX0ZvcnR1eW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Pim Fortuyn</a>, who was assassinated a week before the elections. A short-lived <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22cabinet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22First%20Balkenende%20cabinet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFirst%20Balkenende%20cabinet%7Ccabinet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="First Balkenende cabinet (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmlyc3RfQmFsa2VuZW5kZV9jYWJpbmV0P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">cabinet</a> was formed by CDA, VVD, and LPF, which was led by the CDA leader <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jan%20Peter%20Balkenende%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jan%20Peter%20Balkenende%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJan%20Peter%20Balkenende%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Jan Peter Balkenende (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSmFuX1BldGVyX0JhbGtlbmVuZGU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Jan Peter Balkenende</a>. After the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222003%20elections%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20general%20election%2C%202003%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20general%20election%2C%202003%7C2003%20elections%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Dutch general election, 2003 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfZ2VuZXJhbF9lbGVjdGlvbixfMjAwMz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">2003 elections</a>, in which the LPF lost most of its seats, a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22cabinet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Balkenende%20II%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBalkenende%20II%7Ccabinet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Balkenende II (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmFsa2VuZW5kZV9JST9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">cabinet</a> was formed by CDA, VVD, and D66. The cabinet initiated an ambitious programme of reforming the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22welfare%20state%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22welfare%20state%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwelfare%20state%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Welfare state (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2VsZmFyZV9zdGF0ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">welfare state</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22healthcare%20system%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Healthcare%20in%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHealthcare%20in%20the%20Netherlands%7Chealthcare%20system%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Healthcare in the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGVhbHRoY2FyZV9pbl90aGVfTmV0aGVybGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">healthcare system</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22immigration%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22immigration%20policy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bimmigration%20policy%7Cimmigration%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Immigration policy (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW1taWdyYXRpb25fcG9saWN5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">immigration</a> policy.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In June 2006, the cabinet fell after D66 voted in favour of a motion of no confidence against the Minister of Immigration and Integration, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rita%20Verdonk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rita%20Verdonk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRita%20Verdonk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Rita Verdonk (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUml0YV9WZXJkb25rP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Rita Verdonk</a>, who had instigated an investigation of the asylum procedure of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ayaan%20Hirsi%20Ali%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ayaan%20Hirsi%20Ali%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAyaan%20Hirsi%20Ali%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Ayaan Hirsi Ali (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXlhYW5fSGlyc2lfQWxpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Ayaan Hirsi Ali</a>, a VVD <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22MP%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Member%20of%20Parliament%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMember%20of%20Parliament%7CMP%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Member of Parliament (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWVtYmVyX29mX1BhcmxpYW1lbnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">MP</a>. A <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22caretaker%20cabinet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Balkenende%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBalkenende%20III%7Ccaretaker%20cabinet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Balkenende III (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmFsa2VuZW5kZV9JSUk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">caretaker cabinet</a> was formed by CDA and VVD, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22general%20elections%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20general%20election%2C%202006%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20general%20election%2C%202006%7Cgeneral%20elections%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Dutch general election, 2006 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfZ2VuZXJhbF9lbGVjdGlvbixfMjAwNj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">general elections</a> were held on 22 November 2006. In these elections, the CDA remained the largest party and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Socialist%20Party%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Socialist%20Party%20%28Netherlands%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSocialist%20Party%20%28Netherlands%29%7CSocialist%20Party%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Socialist Party (Netherlands) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU29jaWFsaXN0X1BhcnR5XyhOZXRoZXJsYW5kcyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Socialist Party</a> made the largest gains. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22formation%20of%20a%20new%20cabinet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222006%5Cu201307%20Dutch%20cabinet%20formation%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2006%5Cu201307%20Dutch%20cabinet%20formation%7Cformation%20of%20a%20new%20cabinet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="2006–07 Dutch cabinet formation (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAwNiVFMiU4MCU5MzA3X0R1dGNoX2NhYmluZXRfZm9ybWF0aW9uP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">formation of a new cabinet</a> took three months, resulting in a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22coalition%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Netherlands%20cabinet%20Balkenende-4%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNetherlands%20cabinet%20Balkenende-4%7Ccoalition%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Netherlands cabinet Balkenende-4 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmV0aGVybGFuZHNfY2FiaW5ldF9CYWxrZW5lbmRlLTQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">coalition</a> of CDA, PvdA, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ChristianUnion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ChristianUnion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChristianUnion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="ChristianUnion (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hyaXN0aWFuVW5pb24/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">ChristianUnion</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On 20 February 2010, the cabinet fell when the PvdA refused to prolong the involvement of the Dutch Army in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Uruzgan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Uruzgan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUruzgan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Uruzgan (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVXJ1emdhbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Uruzgan</a>, Afghanistan.<span data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" 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class="new" title="Snap election (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU25hcF9lbGVjdGlvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Snap elections</a> were held on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%229%20June%202010%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20general%20election%2C%202010%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20general%20election%2C%202010%7C9%20June%202010%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Dutch general election, 2010 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfZ2VuZXJhbF9lbGVjdGlvbixfMjAxMD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">9 June 2010</a>, with devastating results for the previously largest party, the CDA, which lost about half of its seats, resulting in 21 seats. The VVD became the largest party with 31 seats, closely followed by the PvdA with 30 seats. The big winner of the 2010 elections was <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Geert%20Wilders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Geert%20Wilders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeert%20Wilders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Geert Wilders (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2VlcnRfV2lsZGVycz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Geert Wilders</a>, whose extreme-right wing <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22PVV%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Party%20for%20Freedom%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BParty%20for%20Freedom%7CPVV%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-16539506466009b5f9abd7a" class="new" title="Party for Freedom (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGFydHlfZm9yX0ZyZWVkb20/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">PVV</a>,<span 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